1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
index da6ffa8cd81e..c4b560d42a67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ struct net_device * __init cops_probe(int unit)
                 base_addr = dev->base_addr = io;
         }
 
-        SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
-
         if (base_addr > 0x1ff) {    /* Check a single specified location. */
                 err = cops_probe1(dev, base_addr);
         } else if (base_addr != 0) { /* Don't probe at all. */