diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
index 68c5260cc322..a191afc23b56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
@@ -2508,7 +2508,6 @@ static struct platform_driver rhine_driver_platform = {
 	.remove		= rhine_remove_one_platform,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= DRV_NAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= rhine_of_tbl,
 		.pm		= RHINE_PM_OPS,
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
index a43e8492b1ce..282f83a63b67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
@@ -3281,7 +3281,6 @@ static struct platform_driver velocity_platform_driver = {
 	.remove		= velocity_platform_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "via-velocity",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = velocity_of_ids,
 		.pm = &velocity_pm_ops,
 	},