diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_parallel.c b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_parallel.c
index 5156c2181016..19c5c21babf5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_parallel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_parallel.c
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ static struct platform_driver lirc_parallel_driver = {
 	.resume	= lirc_parallel_resume,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name	= LIRC_DRIVER_NAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c
index 181b92bfe25d..eb4ccb8d2a93 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,6 @@ static struct platform_driver lirc_serial_driver = {
 	.resume		= lirc_serial_resume,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "lirc_serial",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c
index 2ee55eaf2a53..e961b5218215 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ static struct platform_driver lirc_sir_driver = {
 	.remove		= lirc_sir_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "lirc_sir",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };