2 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9bd93de01f4a..015d60cfd90e 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -488,8 +488,7 @@ static void free_modinfo_##field(struct module *mod)                  \
         mod->field = NULL;                                            \
 }                                                                     \
 static struct module_attribute modinfo_##field = {                    \
-        .attr = { .name = __stringify(field), .mode = 0444,           \
-                  .owner = THIS_MODULE },                             \
+        .attr = { .name = __stringify(field), .mode = 0444 },         \
         .show = show_modinfo_##field,                                 \
         .setup = setup_modinfo_##field,                               \
         .test = modinfo_##field##_exists,                             \
@@ -793,7 +792,7 @@ static ssize_t show_refcnt(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 }
 
 static struct module_attribute refcnt = {
-        .attr = { .name = "refcnt", .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+        .attr = { .name = "refcnt", .mode = 0444 },
         .show = show_refcnt,
 };
 
@@ -851,7 +850,7 @@ static ssize_t show_initstate(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 }
 
 static struct module_attribute initstate = {
-        .attr = { .name = "initstate", .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+        .attr = { .name = "initstate", .mode = 0444 },
         .show = show_initstate,
 };
 
@@ -1032,7 +1031,6 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
                 sattr->mattr.show = module_sect_show;
                 sattr->mattr.store = NULL;
                 sattr->mattr.attr.name = sattr->name;
-                sattr->mattr.attr.owner = mod;
                 sattr->mattr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
                 *(gattr++) = &(sattr++)->mattr.attr;
         }
@@ -1090,7 +1088,6 @@ int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
                 if (!attr->test ||
                     (attr->test && attr->test(mod))) {
                         memcpy(temp_attr, attr, sizeof(*temp_attr));
-                        temp_attr->attr.owner = mod;
                         error = sysfs_create_file(&mod->mkobj.kobj,&temp_attr->attr);
                         ++temp_attr;
                 }
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index e61c46c97ce7..effbaaedd7f3 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ param_sysfs_setup(struct module_kobject *mk,
                         pattr->mattr.show = param_attr_show;
                         pattr->mattr.store = param_attr_store;
                         pattr->mattr.attr.name = (char *)&kp->name[name_skip];
-                        pattr->mattr.attr.owner = mk->mod;
                         pattr->mattr.attr.mode = kp->perm;
                         *(gattr++) = &(pattr++)->mattr.attr;
                 }