diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
index 83742d8063918d..97067597e6bfed 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, tosa_bl_id);
 static struct i2c_driver tosa_bl_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= "tosa-bl",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm		= &tosa_bl_pm_ops,
 	},
 	.probe		= tosa_bl_probe,