diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/neponset.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/neponset.c
index 400f80332046..169262e3040d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/neponset.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/neponset.c
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ static struct platform_driver neponset_device_driver = {
 	.remove		= neponset_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "neponset",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= PM_OPS,
 	},
 };