diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-at91.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-at91.c
index a0774370c6bc..f63a7d41f4f3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-at91.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static int at91_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 static struct platform_driver at91_cpuidle_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "cpuidle-at91",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = at91_cpuidle_probe,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-calxeda.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-calxeda.c
index 6e51114057d0..11b0466e4a97 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-calxeda.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-calxeda.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static int calxeda_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver calxeda_cpuidle_plat_driver = {
         .driver = {
                 .name = "cpuidle-calxeda",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .probe = calxeda_cpuidle_probe,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-clps711x.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-clps711x.c
index 5243811daa6e..18a7f7380508 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-clps711x.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-clps711x.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static int __init clps711x_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver clps711x_cpuidle_driver = {
 	.driver	= {
 		.name	= CLPS711X_CPUIDLE_NAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 module_platform_driver_probe(clps711x_cpuidle_driver, clps711x_cpuidle_probe);
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-exynos.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-exynos.c
index ba9b34b579f3..1b64cc97a6a8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-exynos.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-exynos.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static struct platform_driver exynos_cpuidle_driver = {
 	.probe	= exynos_cpuidle_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "exynos_cpuidle",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-kirkwood.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-kirkwood.c
index 41ba843251b8..10984b4be6df 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-kirkwood.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-kirkwood.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static struct platform_driver kirkwood_cpuidle_driver = {
 	.remove = kirkwood_cpuidle_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = "kirkwood_cpuidle",
-		   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		   },
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c
index 45371bb16214..58fa4e9d7049 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static int mvebu_v7_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver armadaxp_cpuidle_plat_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "cpuidle-armada-xp",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = mvebu_v7_cpuidle_probe,
 };
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ module_platform_driver(armadaxp_cpuidle_plat_driver);
 static struct platform_driver armada370_cpuidle_plat_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "cpuidle-armada-370",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = mvebu_v7_cpuidle_probe,
 };
@@ -138,7 +136,6 @@ module_platform_driver(armada370_cpuidle_plat_driver);
 static struct platform_driver armada38x_cpuidle_plat_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "cpuidle-armada-38x",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = mvebu_v7_cpuidle_probe,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-ux500.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-ux500.c
index 5e35804b1a95..56fb729dac64 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-ux500.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-ux500.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ static int dbx500_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver dbx500_cpuidle_plat_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "cpuidle-dbx500",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = dbx500_cpuidle_probe,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-zynq.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-zynq.c
index c61b8b2a7c77..8396a57790a5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-zynq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-zynq.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static int zynq_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver zynq_cpuidle_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "cpuidle-zynq",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = zynq_cpuidle_probe,
 };