diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c
index 4052268ce462..aa354e1c6ff7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id atmel_asoc_wm8904_dt_ids[] = {
 static struct platform_driver atmel_asoc_wm8904_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "atmel-wm8904-audio",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(atmel_asoc_wm8904_dt_ids),
 	},
 	.probe = atmel_asoc_wm8904_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
index bb1149126c54..66b66d0e7514 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, at91sam9g20ek_wm8731_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver at91sam9g20ek_audio_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "at91sam9g20ek-audio",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(at91sam9g20ek_wm8731_dt_ids),
 	},
 	.probe	= at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c
index 3188036a18f0..ccdf547f4d8c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sam9x5_wm8731_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver sam9x5_wm8731_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = DRV_NAME,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(sam9x5_wm8731_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = sam9x5_wm8731_driver_probe,