1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ni5010.c b/drivers/net/ni5010.c
index 22a3b3dc7d89..cc1d09a21c0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ni5010.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ni5010.c
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ struct net_device * __init ni5010_probe(int unit)
 
         PRINTK2((KERN_DEBUG "%s: Entering ni5010_probe\n", dev->name));
 
-        SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
-
         if (io > 0x1ff) {       /* Check a single specified location. */
                 err = ni5010_probe1(dev, io);
         } else if (io != 0) {   /* Don't probe at all. */