diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
index 0bc6c102f3ac..f88cfaa359e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ethoc_driver = {
 	.resume  = ethoc_resume,
 	.driver  = {
 		.name = "ethoc",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = ethoc_match,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
index 2dad4d5047ba..581928c068f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
@@ -789,7 +789,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ltq_mii_driver = {
 	.remove = ltq_etop_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ltq_etop",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c
index 8176c8a1cc6a..9fbc30264237 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ static struct platform_driver netx_eth_driver = {
 	.resume		= netx_eth_drv_resume,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= CARDNAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/s6gmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/s6gmac.c
index 1f4449ad8900..f537cbea20e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/s6gmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/s6gmac.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,6 @@ static struct platform_driver s6gmac_driver = {
 	.remove = s6gmac_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "s6gmac",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };