2 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
index e5c57f413ca2..a4f19c70aadd 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
@@ -1002,8 +1002,6 @@ create_palinfo_proc_entries(unsigned int cpu)
                 *pdir = create_proc_read_entry(
                                 palinfo_entries[j].name, 0, cpu_dir,
                                 palinfo_read_entry, (void *)f.value);
-                if (*pdir)
-                        (*pdir)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 pdir++;
         }
 }
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c
index 4dcce3d0e04c..e63328818643 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *sgi_prominfo_entry;
 int __init prominfo_init(void)
 {
         struct proc_dir_entry **entp;
-        struct proc_dir_entry *p;
         cnodeid_t cnodeid;
         unsigned long nasid;
         int size;
@@ -246,14 +245,10 @@ int __init prominfo_init(void)
                 sprintf(name, "node%d", cnodeid);
                 *entp = proc_mkdir(name, sgi_prominfo_entry);
                 nasid = cnodeid_to_nasid(cnodeid);
-                p = create_proc_read_entry("fit", 0, *entp, read_fit_entry,
+                create_proc_read_entry("fit", 0, *entp, read_fit_entry,
                                            (void *)nasid);
-                if (p)
-                        p->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-                p = create_proc_read_entry("version", 0, *entp,
+                create_proc_read_entry("version", 0, *entp,
                                            read_version_entry, (void *)nasid);
-                if (p)
-                        p->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 entp++;
         }