diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
index 79a8fbcf5f93..0d5fccc984bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ static int __init setup_adapter(int card_base, int type, int n)
 		INIT_WORK(&priv->rx_work, rx_bh, priv);
 		dev->priv = priv;
 		sprintf(dev->name, "dmascc%i", 2 * n + i);
-		SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 		dev->base_addr = card_base;
 		dev->irq = irq;
 		dev->open = scc_open;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index 6ace0e914fd1..5927784df3f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,6 @@ static unsigned char ax25_nocall[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
 
 static void scc_net_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 	dev->tx_queue_len    = 16;	/* should be enough... */
 
 	dev->open            = scc_net_open;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index fe22479eb202..b49884048caa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ static void yam_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->base_addr = yp->iobase;
 	dev->irq = yp->irq;
-	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 
 	dev->open = yam_open;
 	dev->stop = yam_close;