3 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index c5b96b2b815..805de50df00 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ struct genl_family
         char                    name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
         unsigned int            version;
         unsigned int            maxattr;
-        struct module *         owner;
         struct nlattr **        attrbuf;        /* private */
         struct list_head        ops_list;       /* private */
         struct list_head        family_list;    /* private */
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 3b1378498d5..4ae1538c54a 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@ int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family)
                 goto errout_locked;
         }
 
-        if (!try_module_get(family->owner)) {
-                err = -EBUSY;
-                goto errout_locked;
-        }
-
         if (family->id == GENL_ID_GENERATE) {
                 u16 newid = genl_generate_id();
 
@@ -283,7 +278,6 @@ int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family)
                 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family->ops_list);
                 genl_unlock();
 
-                module_put(family->owner);
                 kfree(family->attrbuf);
                 genl_ctrl_event(CTRL_CMD_DELFAMILY, family);
                 return 0;
@@ -535,7 +529,6 @@ static struct genl_family genl_ctrl = {
         .name = "nlctrl",
         .version = 0x1,
         .maxattr = CTRL_ATTR_MAX,
-        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static int __init genl_init(void)
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 6fe95acde4f..19b3f402253 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static struct genl_family family = {
         .version        = TIPC_GENL_VERSION,
         .hdrsize        = TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN,
         .maxattr        = 0,
-        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static struct genl_ops ops = {