diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
index a93208adbfcf..093535c6217b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ static struct platform_driver nvec_device_driver = {
 	.remove  = tegra_nvec_remove,
 	.driver  = {
 		.name = "nvec",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm = &nvec_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = nvidia_nvec_of_match,
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
index c17a1c3eb3ca..e881e6b26a4c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static struct platform_driver nvec_kbd_driver = {
 	.remove = nvec_kbd_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "nvec-kbd",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_paz00.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_paz00.c
index e2e675a6e95a..f0cea0e43c96 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_paz00.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_paz00.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static struct platform_driver nvec_paz00_driver = {
 	.remove = nvec_paz00_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name  = "nvec-paz00",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c
index 6446e151866f..6a1459d4f8fb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static struct platform_driver nvec_power_driver = {
 	.remove = nvec_power_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = "nvec-power",
-		   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		   }
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_ps2.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_ps2.c
index f56f1db15bad..4fd63c239454 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_ps2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_ps2.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static struct platform_driver nvec_mouse_driver = {
 	.remove = nvec_mouse_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "nvec-mouse",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm = &nvec_mouse_pm_ops,
 	},
 };