184 files changed, 0 insertions, 185 deletions
diff --git a/sound/soc/adi/axi-i2s.c b/sound/soc/adi/axi-i2s.c
index 6058c1fd5070..7752860f7230 100644
--- a/sound/soc/adi/axi-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/adi/axi-i2s.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, axi_i2s_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver axi_i2s_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "axi-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = axi_i2s_of_match,
        },
        .probe = axi_i2s_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/adi/axi-spdif.c b/sound/soc/adi/axi-spdif.c
index 198e3a4640f6..d7259d412892 100644
--- a/sound/soc/adi/axi-spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/adi/axi-spdif.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, axi_spdif_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver axi_spdif_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "axi-spdif",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = axi_spdif_of_match,
        },
        .probe = axi_spdif_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c
index 4052268ce462..aa354e1c6ff7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_wm8904.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id atmel_asoc_wm8904_dt_ids[] = {
 static struct platform_driver atmel_asoc_wm8904_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "atmel-wm8904-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(atmel_asoc_wm8904_dt_ids),
        },
        .probe = atmel_asoc_wm8904_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
index bb1149126c54..66b66d0e7514 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, at91sam9g20ek_wm8731_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver at91sam9g20ek_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "at91sam9g20ek-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(at91sam9g20ek_wm8731_dt_ids),
        },
        .probe  = at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c
index 3188036a18f0..ccdf547f4d8c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9x5_wm8731.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sam9x5_wm8731_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver sam9x5_wm8731_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(sam9x5_wm8731_of_match),
        },
        .probe = sam9x5_wm8731_driver_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/ac97c.c b/sound/soc/au1x/ac97c.c
index 5159a50a45a6..29a97d52e8ad 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/ac97c.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/ac97c.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops au1xpscac97_pmops = {
 static struct platform_driver au1xac97c_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "alchemy-ac97c",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = AU1XPSCAC97_PMOPS,
        },
        .probe          = au1xac97c_drvprobe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c b/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c
index 376d976bcc2d..452f404abfd2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static int db1000_audio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver db1000_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "db1000-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = db1000_audio_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c b/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
index decba87a074c..a747ac0b399f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ static int db1200_audio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver db1200_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "db1200-ac97",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .id_table       = db1200_pids,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c b/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c
index 17a24d804734..b06b8d8128c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ static int au1xpsc_pcm_drvremove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver au1xpsc_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "au1xpsc-pcm",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = au1xpsc_pcm_drvprobe,
        .remove         = au1xpsc_pcm_drvremove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/dma.c b/sound/soc/au1x/dma.c
index e920b60bf6c2..6ffaaff469c7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/dma.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ static int alchemy_pcm_drvremove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver alchemy_pcmdma_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "alchemy-pcm-dma",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = alchemy_pcm_drvprobe,
        .remove         = alchemy_pcm_drvremove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/i2sc.c b/sound/soc/au1x/i2sc.c
index b3f37f6edbcb..450c842c776c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/i2sc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/i2sc.c
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops au1xi2sc_pmops = {
 static struct platform_driver au1xi2s_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "alchemy-i2sc",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = AU1XI2SC_PMOPS,
        },
        .probe          = au1xi2s_drvprobe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c
index c6daec98ff89..bb53c7059005 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ static struct dev_pm_ops au1xpscac97_pmops = {
 static struct platform_driver au1xpsc_ac97_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "au1xpsc_ac97",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = AU1XPSCAC97_PMOPS,
        },
        .probe          = au1xpsc_ac97_drvprobe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c
index 814beffc56f2..e742ef668496 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ static struct dev_pm_ops au1xpsci2s_pmops = {
 static struct platform_driver au1xpsc_i2s_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "au1xpsc_i2s",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = AU1XPSCI2S_PMOPS,
        },
        .probe          = au1xpsc_i2s_drvprobe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/bcm/bcm2835-i2s.c b/sound/soc/bcm/bcm2835-i2s.c
index 2685fe4f8427..03fa1cbf8ec1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/bcm/bcm2835-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/bcm/bcm2835-i2s.c
@@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ static struct platform_driver bcm2835_i2s_driver = {
        .probe          = bcm2835_i2s_probe,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "bcm2835-i2s",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = bcm2835_i2s_of_match,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97-pcm.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97-pcm.c
index cdb8ee75ded9..238913e030e0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97-pcm.c
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ static int bf5xx_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bf5xx_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "bfin-ac97-pcm-audio",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = bf5xx_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c
index 6bf21a6c02e4..a040cfe29fc0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ static int asoc_bfin_ac97_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver asoc_bfin_ac97_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "bfin-ac97",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = asoc_bfin_ac97_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ad1836.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ad1836.c
index 8fcfc4ec3a51..5bf1501e5e3c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ad1836.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ad1836.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static int bf5xx_ad1836_driver_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bf5xx_ad1836_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-snd-ad1836",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bf5xx_ad1836_driver_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c
index bcf591373a7a..d95477afcc67 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static int bfin_i2s_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bfin_i2s_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-i2s-pcm-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = bfin_i2s_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c
index 39d774839b3e..b69aeef6418e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ static struct platform_driver bfin_i2s_driver = {
        .remove = bf5xx_i2s_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-i2s.c
index 5810a0603f2f..bd3b4d464145 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-i2s.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ static struct platform_driver bfin_i2s_driver = {
        .remove = bfin_i2s_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1373.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1373.c
index 4ef9683bcad8..523baf5820d7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1373.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1373.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ static int bfin_eval_adau1373_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bfin_eval_adau1373_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-eval-adau1373",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bfin_eval_adau1373_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1701.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1701.c
index 3b55081a96c0..f9e926dfd4ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1701.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1701.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static int bfin_eval_adau1701_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bfin_eval_adau1701_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-eval-adau1701",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bfin_eval_adau1701_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x61.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x61.c
index 3011906f9d3b..4229f76daec9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x61.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x61.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ static int bfin_eval_adau1x61_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bfin_eval_adau1x61_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-eval-adau1x61",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bfin_eval_adau1x61_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x81.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x81.c
index 5c380f6aed1a..3e01cbe53fc7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x81.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adau1x81.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static int bfin_eval_adau1x81_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bfin_eval_adau1x81_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-eval-adau1x81",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bfin_eval_adau1x81_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adav80x.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adav80x.c
index 3b1b61a44815..27eee66afdb2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adav80x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bfin-eval-adav80x.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, bfin_eval_adav80x_ids);
 static struct platform_driver bfin_eval_adav80x_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bfin-eval-adav80x",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bfin_eval_adav80x_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/edb93xx.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/edb93xx.c
index 4f900efc437c..85962657aabe 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/edb93xx.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/edb93xx.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ static int edb93xx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver edb93xx_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "edb93xx-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = edb93xx_probe,
        .remove         = edb93xx_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c
index 6b8a366b0211..bbf7a9266a99 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ep93xx_ac97_driver = {
        .remove = ep93xx_ac97_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "ep93xx-ac97",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c
index 943145f9d1b6..934f8aefdd90 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ep93xx_i2s_driver = {
        .remove = ep93xx_i2s_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name   = "ep93xx-i2s",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/simone.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/simone.c
index 822a19a89e74..1ec661834e5a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/simone.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/simone.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static int simone_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver simone_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "simone-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = simone_probe,
        .remove         = simone_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/snappercl15.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/snappercl15.c
index 5b68b106cfc2..98089df08df6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/snappercl15.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/snappercl15.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ static int snappercl15_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver snappercl15_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "snappercl15-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = snappercl15_probe,
        .remove         = snappercl15_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/88pm860x-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/88pm860x-codec.c
index e88a6b67f781..a2bf27f4baab 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/88pm860x-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/88pm860x-codec.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,6 @@ static int pm860x_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver pm860x_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "88pm860x-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe  = pm860x_codec_probe,
        .remove = pm860x_codec_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ab8500-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ab8500-codec.c
index 7dfbc9921e91..7895689588da 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ab8500-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ab8500-codec.c
@@ -2609,7 +2609,6 @@ static int ab8500_codec_driver_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ab8500_codec_platform_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "ab8500-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = ab8500_codec_driver_probe,
        .remove         = ab8500_codec_driver_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
index c6e5a313ebf4..d0ac723eee32 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int ac97_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ac97_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "ac97-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = ac97_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ad1980.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ad1980.c
index 2860eef8610c..3cc69a626454 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ad1980.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ad1980.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ static int ad1980_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ad1980_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "ad1980",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = ad1980_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ad73311.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ad73311.c
index 5fac8adbc136..a9400aef60b5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ad73311.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ad73311.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static int ad73311_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ad73311_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "ad73311",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = ad73311_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ads117x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ads117x.c
index 8f388edff586..1222282e93c3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ads117x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ads117x.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static int ads117x_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ads117x_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "ads117x-codec",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = ads117x_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4554.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4554.c
index 79e9555766c0..16ce9f9fefa1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4554.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4554.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, ak4554_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver ak4554_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "ak4554-adc-dac",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = ak4554_of_match,
        },
        .probe  = ak4554_soc_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak5386.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak5386.c
index 8107a1cac876..afa95360826d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak5386.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak5386.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ak5386_driver = {
        .remove         = ak5386_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "ak5386",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ak5386_dt_ids),
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/bt-sco.c b/sound/soc/codecs/bt-sco.c
index c4cf0699e77f..5075bf0a7276 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/bt-sco.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/bt-sco.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, bt_sco_driver_ids);
 static struct platform_driver bt_sco_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bt-sco",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = bt_sco_probe,
        .remove = bt_sco_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cq93vc.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cq93vc.c
index 8d638e8aa8eb..d6dedd4eab29 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cq93vc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cq93vc.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ static int cq93vc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver cq93vc_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "cq93vc-codec",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = cq93vc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cx20442.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cx20442.c
index 8f95b0300f1a..0b10979513c4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cx20442.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cx20442.c
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ static int __exit cx20442_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver cx20442_platform_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "cx20442-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                },
        .probe = cx20442_platform_probe,
        .remove = __exit_p(cx20442_platform_remove),
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/dmic.c b/sound/soc/codecs/dmic.c
index b2090b2a5e2d..fde53251c047 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/dmic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/dmic.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:dmic-codec");
 static struct platform_driver dmic_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "dmic-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = dmic_dev_probe,
        .remove = dmic_dev_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi.c
index 1391ad50f95d..bd42ad34e004 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static int hdmi_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver hdmi_codec_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(hdmi_audio_codec_ids),
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/jz4740.c b/sound/soc/codecs/jz4740.c
index df7c01cf7072..933f4476d76c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/jz4740.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/jz4740.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ static struct platform_driver jz4740_codec_driver = {
        .remove = jz4740_codec_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "jz4740-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/mc13783.c b/sound/soc/codecs/mc13783.c
index 71f775aad7c7..c1e441c2c8af 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/mc13783.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/mc13783.c
@@ -802,7 +802,6 @@ static int mc13783_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver mc13783_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "mc13783-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .remove = mc13783_codec_remove,
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/pcm3008.c b/sound/soc/codecs/pcm3008.c
index b6618c4a7597..7e73fa4b3183 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/pcm3008.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/pcm3008.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static struct platform_driver pcm3008_codec_driver = {
        .remove         = pcm3008_codec_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "pcm3008-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/si476x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/si476x.c
index cdf882fa7716..3e72964280c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/si476x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/si476x.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:si476x-codec");
 static struct platform_driver si476x_platform_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "si476x-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = si476x_platform_probe,
        .remove         = si476x_platform_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/sirf-audio-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/sirf-audio-codec.c
index 07eea20e6645..0a8e43c98a07 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/sirf-audio-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/sirf-audio-codec.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops sirf_audio_codec_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver sirf_audio_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "sirf-audio-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = sirf_audio_codec_of_match,
                .pm = &sirf_audio_codec_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/sn95031.c b/sound/soc/codecs/sn95031.c
index 31d97cd5e59b..1f451a1946eb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/sn95031.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/sn95031.c
@@ -907,7 +907,6 @@ static int sn95031_device_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sn95031_codec_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name           = "sn95031",
-                .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = sn95031_device_probe,
        .remove         = sn95031_device_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_receiver.c b/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_receiver.c
index e3501f40c7b3..3ec41ccbf4e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_receiver.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_receiver.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_dir_driver = {
        .remove         = spdif_dir_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "spdif-dir",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(spdif_dir_dt_ids),
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_transmitter.c b/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_transmitter.c
index e0df537dd4b7..ef634a9ad673 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_transmitter.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/spdif_transmitter.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_dit_driver = {
        .remove         = spdif_dit_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(spdif_dit_dt_ids),
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/stac9766.c b/sound/soc/codecs/stac9766.c
index dbff0c89be48..6464caf72b21 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/stac9766.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/stac9766.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ static int stac9766_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver stac9766_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "stac9766-codec",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = stac9766_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c b/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c
index 27f3b21effb2..44af3188afb9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c
@@ -2218,7 +2218,6 @@ static struct platform_driver twl4030_codec_driver = {
        .remove         = twl4030_codec_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "twl4030-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/twl6040.c b/sound/soc/codecs/twl6040.c
index 5ff2b1e4638e..90f47f988b3f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/twl6040.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/twl6040.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,6 @@ static int twl6040_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver twl6040_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "twl6040-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = twl6040_codec_probe,
        .remove = twl6040_codec_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/uda134x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/uda134x.c
index 4056260a502e..f883308c00de 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/uda134x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/uda134x.c
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ static int uda134x_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver uda134x_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "uda134x-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = uda134x_codec_probe,
        .remove = uda134x_codec_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c
index 00aea4100bb3..80fb1dc81f6c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:wl1273-codec");
 static struct platform_driver wl1273_platform_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "wl1273-codec",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = wl1273_platform_probe,
        .remove         = wl1273_platform_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm5102.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm5102.c
index d78fb8dffc8c..f439ae052128 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm5102.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm5102.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,6 @@ static int wm5102_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm5102_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "wm5102-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm5102_probe,
        .remove = wm5102_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm5110.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm5110.c
index 2f2ec26d831c..4456b38a3ef5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm5110.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm5110.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,6 @@ static int wm5110_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm5110_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "wm5110-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm5110_probe,
        .remove = wm5110_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c
index 87f664b9cc7d..574579b98872 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c
@@ -1622,7 +1622,6 @@ static int wm8350_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm8350_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                   .name = "wm8350-codec",
-                   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                   },
        .probe = wm8350_probe,
        .remove = wm8350_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8400.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8400.c
index 385894f6e264..8ee446987aa9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8400.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8400.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,6 @@ static int wm8400_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm8400_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                   .name = "wm8400-codec",
-                   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                   },
        .probe = wm8400_probe,
        .remove = wm8400_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8727.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8727.c
index 7b1a6d5c11c6..bb25a75f92a2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8727.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8727.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static int wm8727_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm8727_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "wm8727",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm8727_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8782.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8782.c
index 8092495605ce..fb55fd845d27 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8782.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8782.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static int wm8782_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm8782_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "wm8782",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm8782_probe,
        .remove = wm8782_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index 36b767fa37a6..1b97de2e4e67 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -4508,7 +4508,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops wm8994_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver wm8994_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "wm8994-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &wm8994_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = wm8994_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c
index ab33fe596519..7e8bfe27566b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,6 @@ static int wm8997_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm8997_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "wm8997-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm8997_probe,
        .remove = wm8997_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9705.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9705.c
index d3a800fa6f06..3eddb18fefd1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9705.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9705.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ static int wm9705_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm9705_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "wm9705-codec",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm9705_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
index 7c45971bb4ec..e04643d2bb24 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ static int wm9712_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm9712_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "wm9712-codec",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm9712_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
index 5df7f6d12bef..71b9d5b0734d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@ static int wm9713_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver wm9713_codec_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "wm9713-codec",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = wm9713_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
index a50010e2891f..158cb3d1db70 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ static struct platform_driver davinci_evm_driver = {
        .remove         = davinci_evm_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "davinci_evm",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(davinci_evm_dt_ids),
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
index 7682af31d6e6..15fb28fc8e1b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@ static struct platform_driver davinci_mcbsp_driver = {
        .remove         = davinci_i2s_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "davinci-mcbsp",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index 0dab382ba147..30b94d4f9c5d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,6 @@ static struct platform_driver davinci_mcasp_driver = {
        .remove         = davinci_mcasp_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "davinci-mcasp",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = mcasp_dt_ids,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-vcif.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-vcif.c
index 77aef05588c3..5bee04279ebe 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-vcif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-vcif.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ static struct platform_driver davinci_vcif_driver = {
        .remove         = davinci_vcif_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "davinci-vcif",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c b/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c
index 08f0229f8d68..b93168d4f648 100644
--- a/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ static struct platform_driver dw_i2s_driver = {
        .remove         = dw_i2s_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "designware-i2s",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/eukrea-tlv320.c b/sound/soc/fsl/eukrea-tlv320.c
index b175b0145a42..9ce70fc67b09 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/eukrea-tlv320.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/eukrea-tlv320.c
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, imx_tlv320_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver eukrea_tlv320_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "eukrea_tlv320",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = imx_tlv320_dt_ids,
        },
        .probe = eukrea_tlv320_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c
index b2b108805b24..93d7e56c6066 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c
@@ -964,7 +964,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, fsl_soc_dma_ids);
 static struct platform_driver fsl_soc_dma_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "fsl-pcm-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = fsl_soc_dma_ids,
        },
        .probe = fsl_soc_dma_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
index ca319d59f843..1c08ab13637c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
@@ -857,7 +857,6 @@ static struct platform_driver fsl_esai_driver = {
        .probe = fsl_esai_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "fsl-esai-dai",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = fsl_esai_dt_ids,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index 7eeb1dd8ce27..032d2d33619c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ static struct platform_driver fsl_sai_driver = {
        .probe = fsl_sai_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "fsl-sai",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = fsl_sai_ids,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c
index 9b791621294c..af0429421fc8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, fsl_spdif_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver fsl_spdif_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "fsl-spdif-dai",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = fsl_spdif_dt_ids,
        },
        .probe = fsl_spdif_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index b6b0d25f6ace..a65f17d57ffb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -1480,7 +1480,6 @@ static int fsl_ssi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver fsl_ssi_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "fsl-ssi-dai",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = fsl_ssi_ids,
        },
        .probe = fsl_ssi_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c
index 46f9beb6b273..d9050d946ae7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx_audmux_driver = {
        .id_table       = imx_audmux_ids,
        .driver = {
                .name   = DRIVER_NAME,
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = imx_audmux_dt_ids,
        }
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-mc13783.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-mc13783.c
index a2fd7321b5a9..6bf5bce01a92 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-mc13783.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-mc13783.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ static int imx_mc13783_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver imx_mc13783_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "imx_mc13783",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = imx_mc13783_probe,
        .remove = imx_mc13783_remove
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c
index 1dab963a59f7..b99e0b5e00e9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, imx_sgtl5000_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver imx_sgtl5000_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "imx-sgtl5000",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = imx_sgtl5000_dt_ids,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c
index 0c9068ebe1e7..e94704f1b9ee 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, imx_spdif_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver imx_spdif_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "imx-spdif",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = imx_spdif_dt_ids,
        },
        .probe = imx_spdif_audio_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
index 60b0a5b1f1f1..fa801e17c51e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx_ssi_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "imx-ssi",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-wm8962.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-wm8962.c
index 48179ffe1543..4caacb05a623 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-wm8962.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-wm8962.c
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, imx_wm8962_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver imx_wm8962_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "imx-wm8962",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = imx_wm8962_dt_ids,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_ac97.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_ac97.c
index c6ed6ba965a9..08d2a8069b0a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_ac97.c
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ static struct platform_driver psc_ac97_driver = {
        .remove = psc_ac97_of_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "mpc5200-psc-ac97",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = psc_ac97_match,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c
index 5d07e8a74a21..51fb0c00fe73 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ static struct platform_driver psc_i2s_driver = {
        .remove = psc_i2s_of_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "mpc5200-psc-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = psc_i2s_match,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c
index fa756d05b2f7..9621b9140df6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ static struct platform_driver mpc8610_hpcd_driver = {
                 * in lowercase letters.
                 */
                .name = "snd-soc-mpc8610hpcd",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mx27vis-aic32x4.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mx27vis-aic32x4.c
index f4c3bda5e69e..b1ced7b8d80c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mx27vis-aic32x4.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mx27vis-aic32x4.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ static int mx27vis_aic32x4_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver mx27vis_aic32x4_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "mx27vis",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = mx27vis_aic32x4_probe,
        .remove = mx27vis_aic32x4_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c b/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c
index f75c3cf0e6de..71c1a7dc3aeb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ static struct platform_driver p1022_ds_driver = {
                 * in lowercase letters.
                 */
                .name = "snd-soc-p1022ds",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_rdk.c b/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_rdk.c
index 9d89bb028621..ee29048424be 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_rdk.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_rdk.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static struct platform_driver p1022_rdk_driver = {
                 * in lowercase letters.
                 */
                .name = "snd-soc-p1022rdk",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c b/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
index 3665f612819d..c44459d24c50 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ static struct platform_driver pcm030_fabric_driver = {
        .remove         = pcm030_fabric_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table    = pcm030_audio_match,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index ece22d55ba82..fb9240fdc9b7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, asoc_simple_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver asoc_simple_card = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "asoc-simple-card",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = asoc_simple_of_match,
        },
        .probe = asoc_simple_card_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/broadwell.c b/sound/soc/intel/broadwell.c
index c256764e3c4b..7cf95d5d5d80 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/broadwell.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/broadwell.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static struct platform_driver broadwell_audio = {
        .remove = broadwell_audio_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "broadwell-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/byt-max98090.c b/sound/soc/intel/byt-max98090.c
index d52681e7225e..9832afe7d22c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/byt-max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/byt-max98090.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static struct platform_driver byt_max98090_driver = {
        .remove = byt_max98090_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "byt-max98090",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/byt-rt5640.c b/sound/soc/intel/byt-rt5640.c
index e03abdf21c1b..0cba7830c5e9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/byt-rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/byt-rt5640.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static struct platform_driver byt_rt5640_audio = {
        .probe = byt_rt5640_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "byt-rt5640",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/haswell.c b/sound/soc/intel/haswell.c
index cb8a482b5f30..35edf51a52aa 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/haswell.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/haswell.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ static struct platform_driver haswell_audio = {
        .probe = haswell_audio_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "haswell-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/mfld_machine.c b/sound/soc/intel/mfld_machine.c
index 031d78783fc8..90b7a57713a0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/mfld_machine.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/mfld_machine.c
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ static int snd_mfld_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver snd_mfld_mc_driver = {
        .driver = {
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .name = "msic_audio",
        },
        .probe = snd_mfld_mc_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst-acpi.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst-acpi.c
index 03d0a166b635..b3d84560fbb5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst-acpi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst-acpi.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ static struct platform_driver sst_acpi_driver = {
        .remove = sst_acpi_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "sst-acpi",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .acpi_match_table = ACPI_PTR(sst_acpi_match),
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c
index eab1c7d85187..3bb6288d8b4d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ static int sst_byt_pcm_dev_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sst_byt_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "baytrail-pcm-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = SST_BYT_PM_OPS,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst-haswell-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst-haswell-pcm.c
index 0180b386c421..b8a782c0d4cd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst-haswell-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst-haswell-pcm.c
@@ -1170,9 +1170,7 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops hsw_pcm_pm = {
 static struct platform_driver hsw_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "haswell-pcm-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &hsw_pcm_pm,
        },
        .probe = hsw_pcm_dev_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
index 6032f18693be..a1a8d9d91539 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
@@ -737,7 +737,6 @@ static int sst_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sst_platform_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name           = "sst-mfld-platform",
-                .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = sst_platform_probe,
        .remove         = sst_platform_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c b/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c
index 3f9c3a9ae36f..d3d45c6f064f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ static struct platform_driver jz4740_i2s_driver = {
        .probe = jz4740_i2s_dev_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "jz4740-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/jz4740/qi_lb60.c b/sound/soc/jz4740/qi_lb60.c
index 0fb7d2a91c3a..53586999fcaa 100644
--- a/sound/soc/jz4740/qi_lb60.c
+++ b/sound/soc/jz4740/qi_lb60.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static int qi_lb60_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver qi_lb60_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "qi-lb60-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = qi_lb60_probe,
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/kirkwood/armada-370-db.c b/sound/soc/kirkwood/armada-370-db.c
index c44333849259..de7563bdc5c2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/kirkwood/armada-370-db.c
+++ b/sound/soc/kirkwood/armada-370-db.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id a370db_dt_ids[] = {
 static struct platform_driver a370db_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "a370db-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(a370db_dt_ids),
        },
        .probe          = a370db_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c b/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c
index 0704cd6d2314..def7d8260c4e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ static struct platform_driver kirkwood_i2s_driver = {
        .remove = kirkwood_i2s_dev_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(mvebu_audio_of_match),
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index 83b2fea09219..d9865082160c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ static struct platform_driver mxs_saif_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "mxs-saif",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = mxs_saif_dt_ids,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
index 3bba6cfe4f29..6f1916b71815 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mxs_sgtl5000_dt_ids);
 static struct platform_driver mxs_sgtl5000_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "mxs-sgtl5000",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = mxs_sgtl5000_dt_ids,
        },
        .probe = mxs_sgtl5000_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
index dff443e4b657..b6615affe571 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ static int nuc900_ac97_drvremove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver nuc900_ac97_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "nuc900-ac97",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe          = nuc900_ac97_drvprobe,
        .remove         = nuc900_ac97_drvremove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c
index f434ed79d1b6..b779a3d9b5dd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ static int nuc900_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver nuc900_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "nuc900-pcm-audio",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = nuc900_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/ams-delta.c b/sound/soc/omap/ams-delta.c
index 8c9cc64a9dfb..4c6afb75eea6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/ams-delta.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/ams-delta.c
@@ -599,7 +599,6 @@ static int ams_delta_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ams_delta_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = ams_delta_probe,
        .remove = ams_delta_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c
index cec836ed0c01..b9c65f1ad5a8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap_abe_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver omap_abe_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "omap-abe-twl6040",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = omap_abe_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c
index 0f34e28a3d55..09db2aec12a3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap_dmic_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver asoc_dmic_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "omap-dmic",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = omap_dmic_of_match,
        },
        .probe = asoc_dmic_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
index bd3ef2a88be0..8b79cafab1e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
@@ -831,7 +831,6 @@ static int asoc_mcbsp_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver asoc_mcbsp_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "omap-mcbsp",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                        .of_match_table = omap_mcbsp_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c
index f0e2ebeab02b..b837265ac3e9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap_mcpdm_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver asoc_mcpdm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name   = "omap-mcpdm",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = omap_mcpdm_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-twl4030.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-twl4030.c
index 4336d1831485..5e551c762b7a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-twl4030.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-twl4030.c
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap_twl4030_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver omap_twl4030_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "omap-twl4030",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = omap_twl4030_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/rx51.c b/sound/soc/omap/rx51.c
index b10ae8074461..04896d6252a2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/rx51.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/rx51.c
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rx51_audio_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver rx51_soc_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "rx51-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(rx51_audio_of_match),
        },
        .probe = rx51_soc_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/brownstone.c b/sound/soc/pxa/brownstone.c
index c8dd53f9c35d..79936e3e80e7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/brownstone.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/brownstone.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ static int brownstone_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver mmp_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "brownstone-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = brownstone_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
index 5a88136aa800..b7cd0a71fd70 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static int corgi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver corgi_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "corgi-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = corgi_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/e740_wm9705.c b/sound/soc/pxa/e740_wm9705.c
index c29fedab2f49..7c691aae8af2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/e740_wm9705.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/e740_wm9705.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static int e740_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver e740_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "e740-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = e740_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c b/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c
index ee36aba88063..30544b65b5a8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ static int e750_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver e750_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "e750-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = e750_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/e800_wm9712.c b/sound/soc/pxa/e800_wm9712.c
index 24c2078ce70b..45d4bd46fff6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/e800_wm9712.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/e800_wm9712.c
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ static int e800_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver e800_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "e800-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = e800_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/hx4700.c b/sound/soc/pxa/hx4700.c
index 05559a725bec..ce26551052a3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/hx4700.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/hx4700.c
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ static int hx4700_audio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver hx4700_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "hx4700-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe  = hx4700_audio_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/imote2.c b/sound/soc/pxa/imote2.c
index fd2f4eda1fd3..29fabbfd21f1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/imote2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/imote2.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ static int imote2_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver imote2_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "imote2-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = imote2_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/mioa701_wm9713.c b/sound/soc/pxa/mioa701_wm9713.c
index a6b2be20cc0b..396dbd51a64f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/mioa701_wm9713.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/mioa701_wm9713.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ static struct platform_driver mioa701_wm9713_driver = {
        .remove         = mioa701_wm9713_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name           = "mioa701-wm9713",
-                .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c b/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c
index 64e8b949a1a3..1eb45dcfb8e8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static int mmp_pcm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver mmp_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "mmp-pcm-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = mmp_pcm_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-sspa.c b/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-sspa.c
index 5bf5f1f7cac5..eca60c29791a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-sspa.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-sspa.c
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ static int asoc_mmp_sspa_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver asoc_mmp_sspa_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "mmp-sspa-dai",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = asoc_mmp_sspa_probe,
        .remove = asoc_mmp_sspa_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/palm27x.c b/sound/soc/pxa/palm27x.c
index 17f9521ff6ea..1eebca2f0a97 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/palm27x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/palm27x.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ static struct platform_driver palm27x_wm9712_driver = {
        .remove         = palm27x_asoc_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name           = "palm27x-asoc",
-                .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
index 21f340065318..0fce8c420e96 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static int poodle_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver poodle_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "poodle-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = poodle_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
index cbba063a7210..fbe2e93d6edc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ static int asoc_ssp_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver asoc_ssp_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "pxa-ssp-dai",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(pxa_ssp_of_ids),
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
index 73ca2820c08c..1f6054650991 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static struct platform_driver pxa2xx_ac97_driver = {
        .remove         = pxa2xx_ac97_dev_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "pxa2xx-ac97",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
                .pm     = &pxa2xx_ac97_pm_ops,
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c
index c0d648d3339f..e68290c15328 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ static struct platform_driver pxa2xx_i2s_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "pxa2xx-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c
index 42f2f0175981..a51c9da66614 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id snd_soc_pxa_audio_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver pxa_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "pxa-pcm-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(snd_soc_pxa_audio_match),
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c b/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c
index 4a956d1cb269..cb49284e853a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ static int tosa_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver tosa_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "tosa-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = tosa_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/ttc-dkb.c b/sound/soc/pxa/ttc-dkb.c
index 9d7c5b7e9539..e3d7257ad09c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/ttc-dkb.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/ttc-dkb.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ static int ttc_dkb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver ttc_dkb_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "ttc-dkb-audio",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = ttc_dkb_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c b/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c
index c74ba37f862c..26ec5117b35c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ static struct platform_driver rockchip_i2s_driver = {
        .remove = rockchip_i2s_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(rockchip_i2s_match),
                .pm = &rockchip_i2s_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/ac97.c b/sound/soc/samsung/ac97.c
index 7952a625669d..e4145509d63c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/ac97.c
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c_ac97_driver = {
        .remove = s3c_ac97_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "samsung-ac97",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/bells.c b/sound/soc/samsung/bells.c
index 5b21207cf551..e5f05e62fa3c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/bells.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/bells.c
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ static int bells_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver bells_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "bells",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = bells_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index c7aafcd95de3..95340ba415c7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -1470,7 +1470,6 @@ static struct platform_driver samsung_i2s_driver = {
        .id_table = samsung_i2s_driver_ids,
        .driver = {
                .name = "samsung-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(exynos_i2s_match),
                .pm = &samsung_i2s_pm,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/idma.c b/sound/soc/samsung/idma.c
index 0e8dd985fcb3..4ed29ffc1c54 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/idma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/idma.c
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ static int asoc_idma_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver asoc_idma_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "samsung-idma",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = asoc_idma_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/littlemill.c b/sound/soc/samsung/littlemill.c
index 840787e63cb1..141519c21e21 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/littlemill.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/littlemill.c
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ static int littlemill_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver littlemill_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "littlemill",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = littlemill_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/lowland.c b/sound/soc/samsung/lowland.c
index bd5f0d643a86..243dea7ba38f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/lowland.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/lowland.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ static int lowland_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver lowland_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "lowland",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = lowland_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/odroidx2_max98090.c b/sound/soc/samsung/odroidx2_max98090.c
index d7640e72cb1d..fa4f1d2f69bf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/odroidx2_max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/odroidx2_max98090.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static int odroidx2_audio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver odroidx2_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name           = "odroidx2-audio",
-                .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = odroidx2_audio_of_match,
                .pm             = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/pcm.c b/sound/soc/samsung/pcm.c
index bac034b15a27..b320a9d3fbf8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/pcm.c
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c_pcm_driver = {
        .remove = s3c_pcm_dev_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "samsung-pcm",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
index 27b339c6580e..2b766d212ce0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c2412_iis_driver = {
        .probe  = s3c2412_iis_dev_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "s3c2412-iis",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
index e87d9a2053b8..326d3c3804e3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c24xx_iis_driver = {
        .probe  = s3c24xx_iis_dev_probe,
        .driver = {
                .name = "s3c24xx-iis",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_hermes.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_hermes.c
index 2d30b7b6818a..7ac924c595bf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_hermes.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_hermes.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static int simtec_audio_hermes_probe(struct platform_device *pd)
 static struct platform_driver simtec_audio_hermes_platdrv = {
        .driver = {
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .name   = "s3c24xx-simtec-hermes-snd",
                .pm     = simtec_audio_pm,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_tlv320aic23.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_tlv320aic23.c
index 83f6c7d49cd6..b4ed2fc1a65c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_tlv320aic23.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec_tlv320aic23.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static int simtec_audio_tlv320aic23_probe(struct platform_device *pd)
 static struct platform_driver simtec_audio_tlv320aic23_driver = {
        .driver = {
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .name   = "s3c24xx-simtec-tlv320aic23",
                .pm     = simtec_audio_pm,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_uda134x.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_uda134x.c
index 1b7b52b0af97..9c6f7db56f60 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_uda134x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_uda134x.c
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c24xx_uda134x_driver = {
        .remove = s3c24xx_uda134x_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = "s3c24xx_uda134x",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8580pcm.c b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8580pcm.c
index 63d079303561..05c609c62de9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8580pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8580pcm.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ static int snd_smdk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver snd_smdk_driver = {
        .driver = {
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .name = "samsung-smdk-pcm",
        },
        .probe = snd_smdk_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994.c b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994.c
index 3d6272a8cad2..d38595fbdab7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ static int smdk_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver smdk_audio_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "smdk-audio-wm8994",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(samsung_wm8994_of_match),
                .pm     = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994pcm.c b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994pcm.c
index b6c09979be1f..c470e8eed6e1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994pcm.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ static int snd_smdk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver snd_smdk_driver = {
        .driver = {
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .name = "samsung-smdk-pcm",
        },
        .probe = snd_smdk_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/snow.c b/sound/soc/samsung/snow.c
index 72118a77dd5b..7651dc924161 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/snow.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/snow.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, snow_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver snow_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "snow-audio",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = snow_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/spdif.c b/sound/soc/samsung/spdif.c
index d7d2e208f486..36dbc0e96004 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/spdif.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ static struct platform_driver samsung_spdif_driver = {
        .remove = spdif_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name   = "samsung-spdif",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/speyside.c b/sound/soc/samsung/speyside.c
index a05482651aae..5ec7c52282f2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/speyside.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/speyside.c
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ static int speyside_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver speyside_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "speyside",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = speyside_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/tobermory.c b/sound/soc/samsung/tobermory.c
index 6a2b9f14d624..9c80506527c4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/tobermory.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/tobermory.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static int tobermory_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver tobermory_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "tobermory",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = tobermory_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
index c85f8eb66c97..a5b2c4ea90d9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int sh7760_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sh7760_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "sh7760-pcm-audio",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = sh7760_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/hac.c b/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
index d5f567e085ff..84c51037a7d0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ static int hac_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver hac_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "hac-pcm-audio",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = hac_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c b/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c
index d55babee14f8..abb0d956231c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ static int siu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver siu_driver = {
        .driver         = {
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .name   = "siu-pcm-audio",
        },
        .probe          = siu_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
index e889405ebd38..ab13146e4f82 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ static int sh4_soc_dai_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sh4_ssi_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "sh4-ssi-dai",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = sh4_soc_dai_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio-port.c b/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio-port.c
index b4afa31b2bc1..3f2cce03275c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio-port.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio-port.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sirf_audio_port_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver sirf_audio_port_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "sirf-audio-port",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = sirf_audio_port_of_match,
        },
        .probe = sirf_audio_port_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio.c b/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio.c
index ecef51021653..94ea152e0362 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-audio.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sirf_audio_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver sirf_audio_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "sirf-audio-card",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = sirf_audio_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-usp.c b/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-usp.c
index 186dc7f33a55..45fc06c0e0e5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-usp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sirf/sirf-usp.c
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops sirf_usp_pcm_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver sirf_usp_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "sirf-usp-pcm",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = sirf_usp_pcm_of_match,
                .pm = &sirf_usp_pcm_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 935721062c21..985052b3fbed 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_pm_ops);
 static struct platform_driver soc_driver = {
        .driver         = {
                .name           = "soc-audio",
-                .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm             = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe          = soc_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index 7f22ca35a413..362c69ac1d6c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static int snd_soc_dummy_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver soc_dummy_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = snd_soc_dummy_probe,
        .remove = snd_soc_dummy_remove,
diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
index 4ab442a63d7e..a4028601da01 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_in_driver = {
        .probe          = spdif_in_probe,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "spdif-in",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
index 19cca043e6e4..0a72d52d533e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_out_driver = {
        .probe          = spdif_out_probe,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "spdif-out",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm     = SPDIF_OUT_DEV_PM_OPS,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_ac97.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_ac97.c
index 29a9957d335a..a68368edab9c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_ac97.c
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra20_ac97_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra20_ac97_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = tegra20_ac97_of_match,
        },
        .probe = tegra20_ac97_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_das.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_das.c
index a634f13b3ffc..f52600b4f3fd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_das.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_das.c
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ static struct platform_driver tegra20_das_driver = {
        .remove = tegra20_das_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = tegra20_das_of_match,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_i2s.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_i2s.c
index 79a9932ffe6e..05f1c6ee99e3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_i2s.c
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops tegra20_i2s_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra20_i2s_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = tegra20_i2s_of_match,
                .pm = &tegra20_i2s_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c
index a0ce92400faf..9141477a528d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops tegra20_spdif_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra20_spdif_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &tegra20_spdif_pm_ops,
        },
        .probe = tegra20_spdif_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_ahub.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_ahub.c
index 0db68f49f4d9..bc94e5d8e79a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_ahub.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_ahub.c
@@ -723,7 +723,6 @@ static struct platform_driver tegra30_ahub_driver = {
        .remove = tegra30_ahub_remove,
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = tegra30_ahub_of_match,
                .pm = &tegra30_ahub_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_i2s.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_i2s.c
index f146c41dd3ec..fe36375ba89c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra30_i2s.c
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops tegra30_i2s_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra30_i2s_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = tegra30_i2s_of_match,
                .pm = &tegra30_i2s_pm_ops,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c
index a83aff09dce2..769aca2fc5f5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_alc5632_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_alc5632_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = tegra_alc5632_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c
index 01921d7e73fa..af3fb997b752 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_max98090_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_max98090_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = tegra_max98090_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c
index 4ebe3871e610..ed759a3076b8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_rt5640_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_rt5640_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = tegra_rt5640_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c
index 769e28f6642e..f0cd01dbfc38 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_wm8753_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_wm8753_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = tegra_wm8753_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
index 86e05e938585..e52420dae2b4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_wm8903_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_wm8903_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = tegra_wm8903_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm9712.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm9712.c
index de087ee3458a..2868b4839bc0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm9712.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm9712.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_wm9712_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_wm9712_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
                .of_match_table = tegra_wm9712_of_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c b/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
index 589d2d9b553a..2cea203c4f5f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, trimslice_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver tegra_snd_trimslice_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = DRV_NAME,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = trimslice_of_match,
        },
        .probe = tegra_snd_trimslice_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-ac97.c b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-ac97.c
index f7135cdaa2ca..e2ad00e3cae1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-ac97.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static struct platform_driver txx9aclc_ac97_driver = {
        .remove         = txx9aclc_ac97_dev_remove,
        .driver         = {
                .name   = "txx9aclc-ac97",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-generic.c b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-generic.c
index b056a1431ed4..d0b1e7759968 100644
--- a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-generic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc-generic.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ static struct platform_driver txx9aclc_generic_driver = {
        .remove = __exit_p(txx9aclc_generic_remove),
        .driver = {
                .name = "txx9aclc-generic",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c
index 00b7e2d02690..070e44e251ce 100644
--- a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ static int txx9aclc_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver txx9aclc_pcm_driver = {
        .driver = {
                        .name = "txx9aclc-pcm-audio",
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        },
        .probe = txx9aclc_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/mop500.c b/sound/soc/ux500/mop500.c
index 9f2d045ee118..4e0c0e502ade 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/mop500.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/mop500.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id snd_soc_mop500_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver snd_soc_mop500_driver = {
        .driver = {
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .name = "snd-soc-mop500",
                .of_match_table = snd_soc_mop500_match,
        },
diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_dai.c b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_dai.c
index 5f4807b2c007..978f2d7316b0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_dai.c
@@ -856,7 +856,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id ux500_msp_i2s_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver msp_i2s_driver = {
        .driver = {
                .name = "ux500-msp-i2s",
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                .of_match_table = ux500_msp_i2s_match,
        },
        .probe = ux500_msp_drv_probe,