diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c
index 093c29ac1a13..32a216d31141 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ static int generic_onenand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver generic_onenand_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= DRIVER_NAME,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= generic_onenand_probe,
 	.remove		= generic_onenand_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
index d945473c3882..646ddd6db1b4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ static struct platform_driver omap2_onenand_driver = {
 	.shutdown	= omap2_onenand_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= DRIVER_NAME,
-		.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };