3 files changed, 1 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/mhi/net.c b/drivers/net/mhi/net.c
index 6aa753387372..ffd1c01b3f35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mhi/net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mhi/net.c
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ static void mhi_net_dellink(void *ctxt, struct net_device *ndev,
 }
 
 static const struct wwan_ops mhi_wwan_ops = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.priv_size = sizeof(struct mhi_net_dev),
 	.setup = mhi_net_setup,
 	.newlink = mhi_net_newlink,
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ static void mhi_net_remove(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev)
 	struct mhi_net_dev *mhi_netdev = dev_get_drvdata(&mhi_dev->dev);
 	struct mhi_controller *cntrl = mhi_dev->mhi_cntrl;
 
-	/* rtnetlink takes care of removing remaining links */
+	/* WWAN core takes care of removing remaining links */
 	wwan_unregister_ops(&cntrl->mhi_dev->dev);
 
 	if (create_default_iface)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
index ec6a69b23dd1..b634a0ba1196 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
@@ -929,11 +929,6 @@ int wwan_register_ops(struct device *parent, const struct wwan_ops *ops,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (!try_module_get(ops->owner)) {
-		wwan_remove_dev(wwandev);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	wwandev->ops = ops;
 	wwandev->ops_ctxt = ctxt;
 
@@ -960,7 +955,6 @@ static int wwan_child_dellink(struct device *dev, void *data)
 void wwan_unregister_ops(struct device *parent)
 {
 	struct wwan_device *wwandev = wwan_dev_get_by_parent(parent);
-	struct module *owner;
 	LIST_HEAD(kill_list);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(wwandev)))
@@ -976,8 +970,6 @@ void wwan_unregister_ops(struct device *parent)
 	 */
 	put_device(&wwandev->dev);
 
-	owner = wwandev->ops->owner;	/* Preserve ops owner */
-
 	rtnl_lock();	/* Prevent concurent netdev(s) creation/destroying */
 
 	/* Remove all child netdev(s), using batch removing */
@@ -989,8 +981,6 @@ void wwan_unregister_ops(struct device *parent)
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	module_put(owner);
-
 	wwandev->ops_ctxt = NULL;
 	wwan_remove_dev(wwandev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_hwsim.c
index c1e850b9c087..a8582a58a385 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_hwsim.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static void wwan_hwsim_netdev_setup(struct net_device *ndev)
 }
 
 static const struct wwan_ops wwan_hwsim_wwan_rtnl_ops = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.priv_size = 0,			/* No private data */
 	.setup = wwan_hwsim_netdev_setup,
 };