info = &dev->mdm.info[tty->index];
        if (isdn_tty_paranoia_check(info, tty->name, "isdn_tty_open"))
                return -ENODEV;
-       if (!try_module_get(info->owner)) {
-               printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: cannot reserve module\n", __func__);
-               return -ENODEV;
-       }
 #ifdef ISDN_DEBUG_MODEM_OPEN
        printk(KERN_DEBUG "isdn_tty_open %s, count = %d\n", tty->name,
               info->count);
 #ifdef ISDN_DEBUG_MODEM_OPEN
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "isdn_tty_open return after startup\n");
 #endif
-               module_put(info->owner);
                return retval;
        }
        retval = isdn_tty_block_til_ready(tty, filp, info);
 #ifdef ISDN_DEBUG_MODEM_OPEN
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "isdn_tty_open return after isdn_tty_block_til_ready \n");
 #endif
-               module_put(info->owner);
                return retval;
        }
 #ifdef ISDN_DEBUG_MODEM_OPEN
 #ifdef ISDN_DEBUG_MODEM_OPEN
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "isdn_tty_close after info->count != 0\n");
 #endif
-               module_put(info->owner);
                return;
        }
        info->flags |= ASYNC_CLOSING;
        info->tty = NULL;
        info->ncarrier = 0;
        tty->closing = 0;
-       module_put(info->owner);
        if (info->blocked_open) {
                msleep_interruptible(500);
                wake_up_interruptible(&info->open_wait);
                        retval = -ENOMEM;
                        goto err_unregister;
                }
-#endif
-#ifdef MODULE
-               info->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 #endif
                spin_lock_init(&info->readlock);
                sprintf(info->last_cause, "0000");
 
 /* Private data (similar to async_struct in <linux/serial.h>) */
 typedef struct modem_info {
   int                  magic;
-  struct module                *owner;
   int                  flags;           /* defined in tty.h               */
   int                  x_char;          /* xon/xoff character             */
   int                  mcr;             /* Modem control register         */