diff --git a/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c b/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c
index e4c6c58fbb03ec66c475278adb07ff389e896599..d02b7715007022db4f25c5b4a8bfee3abbc564dc 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id crypto4xx_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver crypto4xx_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "crypto4xx",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = crypto4xx_match,
 	},
 	.probe		= crypto4xx_probe,