diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/imx/imx.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/imx/imx.c
index daa082d99d1f..47286deabdb6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/imx/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/imx/imx.c
@@ -2483,7 +2483,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, imx_ids);
 
 static struct i2c_driver imx_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = IMX_DRIVER,
 	},
 	.probe = imx_probe,