module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Turn on/off debugging (default:off).");
 
-static int xc5000_load_fw_on_attach;
-module_param_named(init_fw, xc5000_load_fw_on_attach, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(init_fw, "Load firmware during driver initialization.");
-
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(xc5000_list_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(hybrid_tuner_instance_list);
 
        memcpy(&fe->ops.tuner_ops, &xc5000_tuner_ops,
                sizeof(struct dvb_tuner_ops));
 
-       if (xc5000_load_fw_on_attach)
-               xc5000_init(fe);
-
        return fe;
 fail:
        mutex_unlock(&xc5000_list_mutex);