diff --git a/drivers/acpi/asus_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/asus_acpi.c
index 772299fb5f9d..906c54f9ba50 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/asus_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/asus_acpi.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,6 @@ static int asus_hotk_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties asus_backlight_data = {
-        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
         .get_brightness = read_brightness,
         .update_status  = set_brightness_status,
         .max_brightness = 15,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
index 1a0ed3dc409c..accf4f7da889 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
@@ -1705,7 +1705,6 @@ static int brightness_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties ibm_backlight_data = {
-        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
         .get_brightness = brightness_get,
         .update_status  = brightness_update_status,
         .max_brightness = 7,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c
index faf8a5232d8e..efc3669a84e8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static acpi_status __exit remove_device(void)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties toshiba_backlight_data = {
-        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
         .get_brightness = get_lcd,
         .update_status  = set_lcd_status,
         .max_brightness = HCI_LCD_BRIGHTNESS_LEVELS - 1,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index bf525cca3b63..75e422bd926a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
 			kfree(name);
 			return;
 		}
-		acpi_video_data->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 		acpi_video_data->get_brightness =
 			acpi_video_get_brightness;
 		acpi_video_data->update_status =
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c
index 801a974342f9..db8bcc35bc03 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ static int pmu_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties pmu_backlight_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness	= pmu_backlight_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= pmu_backlight_update_status,
 	.max_brightness	= (FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1),
diff --git a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
index e4e2b707a353..d15ee5e34201 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ static struct backlight_device *asus_backlight_device;
 static int read_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd);
 static int update_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd);
 static struct backlight_properties asusbl_data = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = read_brightness,
 	.update_status = update_bl_status,
 	.max_brightness = 15,
diff --git a/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c
index 8e5e07e4c1cf..dd4d92e031b7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ static int bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *b)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties msibl_props = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status  = bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness = MSI_LCD_LEVEL_MAX-1,
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index cabbed0015e4..03d02bd9f122 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ static int sony_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 
 static struct backlight_device *sony_backlight_device;
 static struct backlight_properties sony_backlight_properties = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.update_status = sony_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness = sony_backlight_get_brightness,
 	.max_brightness = SONY_MAX_BRIGHTNESS - 1,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c b/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c
index e573c8ba9785..416cde5893af 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static int appledisplay_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties appledisplay_bl_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness	= appledisplay_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= appledisplay_bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness	= 0xFF
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index 2e976ffcde0f..1fa211c0d7bb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1797,7 +1797,6 @@ static int aty128_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties aty128_bl_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness	= aty128_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= aty128_bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness	= (FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1),
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 301612cef354..5ea5a00e58a3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2178,7 +2178,6 @@ static int aty_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties aty_bl_data = {
-	.owner	  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = aty_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= aty_bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness = (FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1),
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
index 3abfd4a380cc..8b66df6f199a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static int radeon_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties radeon_bl_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = radeon_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= radeon_bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness = (FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1),
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_bl.c
index fde1d9518123..4ca24e261578 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_bl.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(corgibl_limit_intensity);
 
 
 static struct backlight_properties corgibl_data = {
-	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = corgibl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = corgibl_set_intensity,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/hp680_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/hp680_bl.c
index c07d8207fb54..074625a46e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/hp680_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/hp680_bl.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ static int hp680bl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties hp680bl_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.max_brightness = HP680_MAX_INTENSITY,
 	.get_brightness = hp680bl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = hp680bl_set_intensity,
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/locomolcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/locomolcd.c
index fc812d96c31d..3c5abbf0d042 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/locomolcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/locomolcd.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int locomolcd_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties locomobl_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = locomolcd_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = locomolcd_set_intensity,
 	.max_brightness = 4,
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c
index 13d831da8d96..42d6acd96c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ static int progearbl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties progearbl_data = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = progearbl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status = progearbl_set_intensity,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
index df934bd21899..4254c090dc4b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static int nvidia_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties nvidia_bl_data = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = nvidia_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= nvidia_bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness = (FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1),
diff --git a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
index f2e9b742c92f..fd825711bb63 100644
--- a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ static int riva_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_properties riva_bl_data = {
-	.owner    = THIS_MODULE,
 	.get_brightness = riva_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= riva_bl_update_status,
 	.max_brightness = (FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1),
diff --git a/include/linux/backlight.h b/include/linux/backlight.h
index a5cf1beacb44..287c62d956f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/backlight.h
+++ b/include/linux/backlight.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ struct fb_info;
 /* This structure defines all the properties of a backlight
    (usually attached to a LCD). */
 struct backlight_properties {
-	/* Owner module */
-	struct module *owner;
-
 	/* Notify the backlight driver some property has changed */
 	int (*update_status)(struct backlight_device *);
 	/* Return the current backlight brightness (accounting for power,
diff --git a/include/linux/lcd.h b/include/linux/lcd.h
index d739b2e7eac2..8a468f168c45 100644
--- a/include/linux/lcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lcd.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ struct fb_info;
 
 /* This structure defines all the properties of a LCD flat panel. */
 struct lcd_properties {
-	/* Owner module */
-	struct module *owner;
 	/* Get the LCD panel power status (0: full on, 1..3: controller
 	   power on, flat panel power off, 4: full off), see FB_BLANK_XXX */
 	int (*get_power)(struct lcd_device *);