diff --git a/include/net/if_inet6.h b/include/net/if_inet6.h
index 55a8d4056cc9..98e5f9578f86 100644
--- a/include/net/if_inet6.h
+++ b/include/net/if_inet6.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ struct ifacaddr6 {
 	struct ifacaddr6	*aca_next;
 	int			aca_users;
 	atomic_t		aca_refcnt;
-	spinlock_t		aca_lock;
 	unsigned long		aca_cstamp;
 	unsigned long		aca_tstamp;
 };
diff --git a/net/ipv6/anycast.c b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
index f5e319a8d4e2..baf2742d1ec4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/anycast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ static struct ifacaddr6 *aca_alloc(struct rt6_info *rt,
 	/* aca_tstamp should be updated upon changes */
 	aca->aca_cstamp = aca->aca_tstamp = jiffies;
 	atomic_set(&aca->aca_refcnt, 1);
-	spin_lock_init(&aca->aca_lock);
 
 	return aca;
 }