diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/bcm47xxsflash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/bcm47xxsflash.c
index 77de29bc02ba..3d008a9410be 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/bcm47xxsflash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/bcm47xxsflash.c
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static struct platform_driver bcma_sflash_driver = {
 	.remove = bcm47xxsflash_bcma_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "bcma_sflash",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c
index 21cc4b66feaa..72346048532d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c
@@ -2129,7 +2129,6 @@ static int __exit docg3_release(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver g3_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "docg3",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.suspend	= docg3_suspend,
 	.resume		= docg3_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
index c4176b0f382d..508bab3bd0c4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spear_smi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "smi",
 		.bus = &platform_bus_type,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(spear_smi_id_table),
 		.pm = &spear_smi_pm_ops,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
index d252514d3e98..54ffe5223e64 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
@@ -2069,7 +2069,6 @@ static struct platform_driver stfsm_driver = {
 	.remove		= stfsm_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "st-spi-fsm",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = stfsm_match,
 	},
 };