diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
index 87bd953cc2ee..61ae5cbd1270 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
@@ -3009,7 +3009,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, emac_match);
 static struct platform_driver emac_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "emac",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = emac_match,
 	},
 	.probe = emac_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
index 63eb959a28aa..dddaab11a4c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ static struct of_device_id mal_platform_match[] =
 static struct platform_driver mal_of_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "mcmal",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = mal_platform_match,
 	},
 	.probe = mal_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c
index a01182cce965..457088fc5b06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ static struct of_device_id rgmii_match[] =
 static struct platform_driver rgmii_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "emac-rgmii",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = rgmii_match,
 	},
 	.probe = rgmii_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c
index 9f24769ed826..cb18e7f917c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ static struct of_device_id tah_match[] =
 static struct platform_driver tah_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "emac-tah",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = tah_match,
 	},
 	.probe = tah_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c
index 9ca67a38c062..36409ccb75ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ static struct of_device_id zmii_match[] =
 static struct platform_driver zmii_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "emac-zmii",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = zmii_match,
 	},
 	.probe = zmii_probe,