diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c
index cdb66eab1292..3a96913c025e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c
@@ -1202,8 +1202,6 @@ static void m_series_init_eeprom_buffer(struct comedi_device *dev)
 	resource_size_t daq_phys_addr;
 	static const int Start_Cal_EEPROM = 0x400;
 	static const unsigned int window_size = 10;
-	static const int serial_number_eeprom_offset = 0x4;
-	static const int serial_number_eeprom_length = 0x4;
 	unsigned int old_iodwbsr_bits;
 	unsigned int old_iodwbsr1_bits;
 	unsigned int old_iodwcr1_bits;
@@ -1221,13 +1219,6 @@ static void m_series_init_eeprom_buffer(struct comedi_device *dev)
 	writel(0x1 | old_iodwcr1_bits, mite->mmio + MITE_IODWCR_1);
 	writel(0xf, mite->mmio + 0x30);
 
-	BUG_ON(serial_number_eeprom_length > sizeof(devpriv->serial_number));
-	for (i = 0; i < serial_number_eeprom_length; ++i) {
-		char *byte_ptr = (char *)&devpriv->serial_number + i;
-		*byte_ptr = ni_readb(dev, serial_number_eeprom_offset + i);
-	}
-	devpriv->serial_number = be32_to_cpu(devpriv->serial_number);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < M_SERIES_EEPROM_SIZE; ++i)
 		devpriv->eeprom_buffer[i] = ni_readb(dev, Start_Cal_EEPROM + i);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_stc.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_stc.h
index f27b545f83eb..61138e86a455 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_stc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_stc.h
@@ -1031,7 +1031,6 @@ struct ni_private {
 
 	unsigned short ai_fifo_buffer[0x2000];
 	u8 eeprom_buffer[M_SERIES_EEPROM_SIZE];
-	__be32 serial_number;
 
 	struct mite *mite;
 	struct mite_channel *ai_mite_chan;