diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
index e88df9c7f1c0..bd64eb982e52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
@@ -2173,7 +2173,6 @@ static struct platform_driver smc911x_driver = {
 	.resume	 = smc911x_drv_resume,
 	.driver	 = {
 		.name	 = CARDNAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
index 5e94d00b96b3..a2649c81a393 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
@@ -2410,7 +2410,6 @@ static struct platform_driver smc_driver = {
 	.remove		= smc_drv_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= CARDNAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= &smc_drv_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(smc91x_match),
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index affb29da353e..a255be08e34f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -2610,7 +2610,6 @@ static struct platform_driver smsc911x_driver = {
 	.remove = smsc911x_drv_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= SMSC_CHIPNAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= SMSC911X_PM_OPS,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(smsc911x_dt_ids),
 	},