diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c
index 4a24b9a6ad759255aeeaa3b4b18d56c475cd568a..55eb7f2af2b41ccf031f5018c12137daf752dc6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ static struct platform_driver at91ether_driver = {
 	.resume		= at91ether_resume,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "at91_ether",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= of_match_ptr(at91ether_dt_ids),
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index 4d9fc0509af68c91cfd7c7e45f5aa3ec96b7bf88..41113e51c704228ced62645122b22e7f5c01b300 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -2321,7 +2321,6 @@ static struct platform_driver macb_driver = {
 	.remove		= __exit_p(macb_remove),
 	.driver		= {
 		.name		= "macb",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= of_match_ptr(macb_dt_ids),
 		.pm	= &macb_pm_ops,
 	},