diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
index 803869c7d7c2..7a7c8de7c92c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,6 @@ ds1685_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ds1685_rtc_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "rtc-ds1685",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= ds1685_rtc_probe,
 	.remove		= ds1685_rtc_remove,