diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index ccff8f2e2e75..0b447f1bc1a9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -4185,7 +4185,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops sd_pm_ops = {
 static struct scsi_driver sd_template = {
 	.gendrv = {
 		.name		= "sd",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.probe		= sd_probe,
 		.probe_type	= PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
 		.remove		= sd_remove,