diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/abituguru.c b/drivers/hwmon/abituguru.c
index 9c8a6ba..7a09c16 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/abituguru.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/abituguru.c
@@ -1547,7 +1547,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver abituguru_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= ABIT_UGURU_NAME,
 		.pm	= ABIT_UGURU_PM,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/abituguru3.c b/drivers/hwmon/abituguru3.c
index 4ae74aa8..3d2a4ae 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/abituguru3.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/abituguru3.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver abituguru3_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= ABIT_UGURU3_NAME,
 		.pm	= ABIT_UGURU3_PM
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/abx500.c b/drivers/hwmon/abx500.c
index 769fe20..1387596 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/abx500.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/abx500.c
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver abx500_temp_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "abx500-temp",
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(abx500_temp_match),
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c b/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
index 3288f13..0af63da 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
@@ -676,7 +676,6 @@
 	.probe = applesmc_probe,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name = "applesmc",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm = &applesmc_pm_ops,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
index d76f0b7..5b7fec8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver coretemp_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe = coretemp_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/da9052-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/da9052-hwmon.c
index 692b3f3..c9832bf 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/da9052-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/da9052-hwmon.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@
 	.probe = da9052_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "da9052-hwmon",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/da9055-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/da9055-hwmon.c
index 9916a3f..f6e159c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/da9055-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/da9055-hwmon.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@
 	.probe = da9055_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "da9055-hwmon",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/dme1737.c b/drivers/hwmon/dme1737.c
index bea0a34..8763c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/dme1737.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/dme1737.c
@@ -2732,7 +2732,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver dme1737_isa_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "dme1737",
 	},
 	.probe = dme1737_isa_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/f71805f.c b/drivers/hwmon/f71805f.c
index 9e57b77..facd05c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/f71805f.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/f71805f.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver f71805f_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= f71805f_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c b/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
index 03d8592..2e5c6f4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver f71882fg_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= f71882fg_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/i5k_amb.c b/drivers/hwmon/i5k_amb.c
index 6c0080a..6b3d197 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/i5k_amb.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/i5k_amb.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver i5k_amb_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe = i5k_amb_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c
index d2bf2c9..58ea44e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver ibmpowernv_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = DRVNAME,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c
index 14c82da..214a51c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver __refdata iio_hwmon_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "iio_hwmon",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = iio_hwmon_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = iio_hwmon_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index a327fd3..409116c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver it87_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe	= it87_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/jz4740-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/jz4740-hwmon.c
index 7488e36..df9b344 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/jz4740-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/jz4740-hwmon.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
 	.remove = jz4740_hwmon_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "jz4740-hwmon",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
index 759661c..539efe4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
@@ -836,7 +836,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver lm78_isa_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "lm78",
 	},
 	.probe		= lm78_isa_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/max197.c b/drivers/hwmon/max197.c
index 82128ad..cb0dcfd 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/max197.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/max197.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver max197_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "max197",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = max197_probe,
 	.remove = max197_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/mc13783-adc.c b/drivers/hwmon/mc13783-adc.c
index ae00e60..0c02f40 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/mc13783-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/mc13783-adc.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver mc13783_adc_driver = {
 	.remove		= mc13783_adc_remove,
 	.driver		= {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRIVER_NAME,
 	},
 	.id_table	= mc13783_adc_idtable,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/menf21bmc_hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/menf21bmc_hwmon.c
index c92229d..722d081 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/menf21bmc_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/menf21bmc_hwmon.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@
 	.probe		= menf21bmc_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name		= DRV_NAME,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c b/drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c
index 7710f46..f3830db 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c
@@ -1282,7 +1282,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver nct6683_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 		.pm	= NCT6683_DEV_PM_OPS,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/nct6775.c b/drivers/hwmon/nct6775.c
index 504cbdd..7c0ea72 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/nct6775.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/nct6775.c
@@ -4039,7 +4039,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver nct6775_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 		.pm	= NCT6775_DEV_PM_OPS,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c b/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c
index 4ff89b2..fd9a945 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver ntc_thermistor_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ntc-thermistor",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ntc_match),
 	},
 	.probe = ntc_thermistor_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pc87360.c b/drivers/hwmon/pc87360.c
index 145f674..d50fbf9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pc87360.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pc87360.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver pc87360_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "pc87360",
 	},
 	.probe		= pc87360_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pc87427.c b/drivers/hwmon/pc87427.c
index 9e4684e..cb9fdd3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pc87427.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pc87427.c
@@ -1153,7 +1153,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver pc87427_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= pc87427_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c
index 0674c13..0c4710d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver s3c_hwmon_driver = {
 	.driver	= {
 		.name		= "s3c-hwmon",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= s3c_hwmon_probe,
 	.remove		= s3c_hwmon_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch5627.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch5627.c
index 0cc99fd..19f85c0 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch5627.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch5627.c
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver sch5627_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= sch5627_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c
index 547b5c9..131a281 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver sch5636_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= sch5636_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sht15.c b/drivers/hwmon/sht15.c
index 97cd45a..d4f0935 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sht15.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sht15.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver sht15_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "sht15",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = sht15_probe,
 	.remove = sht15_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c b/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
index bf1d789..45a028f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver sis5595_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "sis5595",
 	},
 	.probe		= sis5595_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
index 221f093..6bd2007 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver smsc47b397_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= smsc47b397_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
index d748565..5d32318 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
@@ -849,7 +849,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver smsc47m1_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.remove		= __exit_p(smsc47m1_remove),
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/twl4030-madc-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/twl4030-madc-hwmon.c
index 9a0e2b8..b5caf7f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/twl4030-madc-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/twl4030-madc-hwmon.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 	.probe = twl4030_madc_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = "twl4030_madc_hwmon",
-		   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		   },
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ultra45_env.c b/drivers/hwmon/ultra45_env.c
index 7d46586..f2816c7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ultra45_env.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ultra45_env.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@
 static struct platform_driver env_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ultra45_env",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = env_match,
 	},
 	.probe		= env_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/vexpress.c b/drivers/hwmon/vexpress.c
index c536190..cf1848b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/vexpress.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/vexpress.c
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
 	.probe = vexpress_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name = DRVNAME,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = vexpress_hwmon_of_match,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c
index 8df43c5..ac91c07 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver via_cputemp_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe = via_cputemp_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c b/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
index babd732..40dd93c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver via686a_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "via686a",
 	},
 	.probe		= via686a_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c b/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c
index 3ea57c3..3a6bfa5 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver vt1211_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name  = DRVNAME,
 	},
 	.probe  = vt1211_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/vt8231.c b/drivers/hwmon/vt8231.c
index b3babe3..cb69a8c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/vt8231.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/vt8231.c
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver vt8231_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "vt8231",
 	},
 	.probe	= vt8231_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
index f0ab61d..b10353b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
@@ -2705,7 +2705,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver w83627ehf_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 		.pm	= W83627EHF_DEV_PM_OPS,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
index 2f55973..721295b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver w83627hf_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= DRVNAME,
 		.pm	= W83627HF_DEV_PM_OPS,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
index 8491161..54848fd 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,6 @@
 
 static struct platform_driver w83781d_isa_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "w83781d",
 	},
 	.probe = w83781d_isa_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/wm831x-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/wm831x-hwmon.c
index 3e6a319..a16cce7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/wm831x-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/wm831x-hwmon.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
 	.probe = wm831x_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "wm831x-hwmon",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/wm8350-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/wm8350-hwmon.c
index 90e3d91..31af438 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/wm8350-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/wm8350-hwmon.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 	.probe = wm8350_hwmon_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "wm8350-hwmon",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };