4 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index f299e0d6abc4..61c67526a656 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ static int add_probe_files(struct bus_type *bus)
 
         bus->drivers_probe_attr.attr.name = "drivers_probe";
         bus->drivers_probe_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR;
-        bus->drivers_probe_attr.attr.owner = bus->owner;
         bus->drivers_probe_attr.store = store_drivers_probe;
         retval = bus_create_file(bus, &bus->drivers_probe_attr);
         if (retval)
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ static int add_probe_files(struct bus_type *bus)
 
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.attr.name = "drivers_autoprobe";
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO;
-        bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.attr.owner = bus->owner;
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.show = show_drivers_autoprobe;
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.store = store_drivers_autoprobe;
         retval = bus_create_file(bus, &bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 8c506dbe3913..9cbfde23b9e3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
                 goto out3;
         class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.name = "uevent";
         class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR;
-        class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.owner = parent_class->owner;
         class_dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
         error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_dev->uevent_attr);
         if (error)
@@ -620,7 +619,6 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
                 }
                 attr->attr.name = "dev";
                 attr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-                attr->attr.owner = parent_class->owner;
                 attr->show = show_dev;
                 error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, attr);
                 if (error) {
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index cff4fbfbb055..e3fb87bfc6e1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -683,8 +683,6 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 
         dev->uevent_attr.attr.name = "uevent";
         dev->uevent_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR;
-        if (dev->driver)
-                dev->uevent_attr.attr.owner = dev->driver->owner;
         dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
         dev->uevent_attr.show = show_uevent;
         error = device_create_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
@@ -700,8 +698,6 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
                 }
                 attr->attr.name = "dev";
                 attr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-                if (dev->driver)
-                        attr->attr.owner = dev->driver->owner;
                 attr->show = show_dev;
                 error = device_create_file(dev, attr);
                 if (error) {
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 89a5f4a54913..0e511485d2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static struct bin_attribute firmware_attr_data_tmpl = {
-        .attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0644, .owner = THIS_MODULE},
+        .attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0644},
         .size = 0,
         .read = firmware_data_read,
         .write = firmware_data_write,