diff --git a/include/linux/sock_diag.h b/include/linux/sock_diag.h
index 7c07754d711b..0b9ecd8cf979 100644
--- a/include/linux/sock_diag.h
+++ b/include/linux/sock_diag.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ struct nlmsghdr;
 struct sock;
 
 struct sock_diag_handler {
-	struct module *owner;
 	__u8 family;
 	int (*dump)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
 	int (*get_info)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
index a3d0e18885f5..e4e1999d93f5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,6 @@ int inet_diag_handler_get_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler inet_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_INET,
 	.dump = inet_diag_handler_cmd,
 	.get_info = inet_diag_handler_get_info,
@@ -1405,7 +1404,6 @@ static const struct sock_diag_handler inet_diag_handler = {
 };
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler inet6_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_INET6,
 	.dump = inet_diag_handler_cmd,
 	.get_info = inet_diag_handler_get_info,
diff --git a/net/netlink/diag.c b/net/netlink/diag.c
index 7b15aa5f7bc2..9c4f231be275 100644
--- a/net/netlink/diag.c
+++ b/net/netlink/diag.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static int netlink_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler netlink_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_NETLINK,
 	.dump = netlink_diag_handler_dump,
 };
diff --git a/net/packet/diag.c b/net/packet/diag.c
index 057ee37bd076..a68a84574c73 100644
--- a/net/packet/diag.c
+++ b/net/packet/diag.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ static int packet_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler packet_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_PACKET,
 	.dump = packet_diag_handler_dump,
 };
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_diag.c b/net/smc/smc_diag.c
index 2d1cd033398b..7a907186a33a 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_diag.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_diag.c
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ static int smc_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler smc_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_SMC,
 	.dump = smc_diag_handler_dump,
 };
diff --git a/net/tipc/diag.c b/net/tipc/diag.c
index 11da9d2ebbf6..73137f4aeb68 100644
--- a/net/tipc/diag.c
+++ b/net/tipc/diag.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static int tipc_sock_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler tipc_sock_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_TIPC,
 	.dump = tipc_sock_diag_handler_dump,
 };
diff --git a/net/unix/diag.c b/net/unix/diag.c
index a6bd861314df..1de7500b41b6 100644
--- a/net/unix/diag.c
+++ b/net/unix/diag.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ static int unix_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler unix_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_UNIX,
 	.dump = unix_diag_handler_dump,
 };
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/diag.c b/net/vmw_vsock/diag.c
index 6efa9eb93336..a2823b1c5e28 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/diag.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/diag.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ static int vsock_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler vsock_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_VSOCK,
 	.dump = vsock_diag_handler_dump,
 };
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_diag.c b/net/xdp/xsk_diag.c
index e1012bfec720..22b36c8143cf 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_diag.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_diag.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ static int xsk_diag_handler_dump(struct sk_buff *nlskb, struct nlmsghdr *hdr)
 }
 
 static const struct sock_diag_handler xsk_diag_handler = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.family = AF_XDP,
 	.dump = xsk_diag_handler_dump,
 };