diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c b/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c
index c16f67c..8d3bc9a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@
 		SendRingBufferSize);
 
 	// Create and init the channel open message
-	openInfo =
-		(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO*)MemAlloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_OPEN_CHANNEL));
+	openInfo = kmalloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_OPEN_CHANNEL), GFP_KERNEL);
 	ASSERT(openInfo != NULL);
 
 	openInfo->WaitEvent = WaitEventCreate();
@@ -630,8 +629,7 @@
 
 	ASSERT(GpadlHandle != 0);
 
-	info =
-		(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO*)MemAlloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_GPADL_TEARDOWN));
+	info = kmalloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_GPADL_TEARDOWN), GFP_KERNEL);
 	ASSERT(info != NULL);
 
 	info->WaitEvent = WaitEventCreate();
@@ -693,8 +691,7 @@
 	TimerStop(Channel->PollTimer);
 
 	// Send a closing message
-	info =
-		(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO*)MemAlloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_CLOSE_CHANNEL));
+	info = kmalloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_CLOSE_CHANNEL), GFP_KERNEL);
 	ASSERT(info != NULL);
 
 	//info->waitEvent = WaitEventCreate();
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/ChannelMgmt.c b/drivers/staging/hv/ChannelMgmt.c
index ff9c9d0..eafc938 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/ChannelMgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/ChannelMgmt.c
@@ -731,8 +731,7 @@
 
 	DPRINT_ENTER(VMBUS);
 
-	msgInfo =
-		(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO*)MemAlloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_HEADER));
+	msgInfo = kmalloc(sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MSGINFO) + sizeof(VMBUS_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_HEADER), GFP_KERNEL);
 	ASSERT(msgInfo != NULL);
 
 	msgInfo->WaitEvent = WaitEventCreate();
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/Hv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/Hv.c
index 0e543ee..4ddaf6e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/Hv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/Hv.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
                (unsigned long)hypercallMsr.GuestPhysicalAddress << PAGE_SHIFT);
 
 	// Setup the global signal event param for the signal event hypercall
-	gHvContext.SignalEventBuffer = MemAlloc(sizeof(HV_INPUT_SIGNAL_EVENT_BUFFER));
+	gHvContext.SignalEventBuffer = kmalloc(sizeof(HV_INPUT_SIGNAL_EVENT_BUFFER), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gHvContext.SignalEventBuffer)
 	{
 		goto Cleanup;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/NetVsc.c b/drivers/staging/hv/NetVsc.c
index f3fd69a..e854f79 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/NetVsc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/NetVsc.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 
 	netDevice->ReceiveSectionCount = initPacket->Messages.Version1Messages.SendReceiveBufferComplete.NumSections;
 
-	netDevice->ReceiveSections = MemAlloc(netDevice->ReceiveSectionCount * sizeof(NVSP_1_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SECTION));
+	netDevice->ReceiveSections = kmalloc(netDevice->ReceiveSectionCount * sizeof(NVSP_1_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SECTION), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (netDevice->ReceiveSections == NULL)
 	{
 		ret = -1;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/RndisFilter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/RndisFilter.c
index 0150733..21b5ed7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/RndisFilter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/RndisFilter.c
@@ -943,7 +943,6 @@
 
 	DPRINT_ENTER(NETVSC);
 
-	//rndisDevice = MemAlloc(sizeof(RNDIS_DEVICE));
 	rndisDevice = GetRndisDevice();
 	if (!rndisDevice)
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/include/osd.h b/drivers/staging/hv/include/osd.h
index e4bbea8..b5197e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/include/osd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/include/osd.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 extern void* MemMapIO(unsigned long phys, unsigned long size);
 extern void MemUnmapIO(void* virt);
 
-extern void* MemAlloc(unsigned int size);
 extern void* MemAllocZeroed(unsigned int size);
 extern void* MemAllocAtomic(unsigned int size);
 extern void MemFree(void* buf);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/osd.c b/drivers/staging/hv/osd.c
index 91668df..457698c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/osd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/osd.c
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@
 	kunmap_atomic(VirtAddr, KM_IRQ0);
 }
 
-void* MemAlloc(unsigned int size)
-{
-	return kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
 void* MemAllocZeroed(unsigned int size)
 {
 	void *p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);