diff --git a/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c b/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
index 07ea58084068..4d181a918d72 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ static int au_ide_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 static struct platform_driver au1200_ide_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= "au1200-ide",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe 		= au_ide_probe,
 	.remove		= au_ide_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/gayle.c b/drivers/ide/gayle.c
index 97a2f9dc75d8..901e6ebfeb96 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/gayle.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/gayle.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static struct platform_driver amiga_gayle_ide_driver = {
 	.remove = __exit_p(amiga_gayle_ide_remove),
 	.driver   = {
 		.name	= "amiga-gayle-ide",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c b/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c
index d48de6de503e..2b43be3bca0a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ static int plat_ide_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver platform_ide_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "pata_platform",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = plat_ide_probe,
 	.remove = plat_ide_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c b/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
index ba20d18c0373..8012e43bf8f6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:palm_bk3710");
 static struct platform_driver platform_bk_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "palm_bk3710",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/tx4938ide.c b/drivers/ide/tx4938ide.c
index 68edd4f58a28..40a3f55b08dd 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/tx4938ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/tx4938ide.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ static int __exit tx4938ide_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver tx4938ide_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "tx4938ide",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.remove = __exit_p(tx4938ide_remove),
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c b/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
index 4ecdee5eca83..67d4a7d4acc8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ static int tx4939ide_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 static struct platform_driver tx4939ide_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = MODNAME,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.remove = __exit_p(tx4939ide_remove),
 	.resume = tx4939ide_resume,