diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
index 5f14fd00f87f..59451f8881aa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ static int ks7010_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	card->func = func;
-	spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
 
 	/*** Initialize  SDIO ***/
 	sdio_claim_host(func);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.h b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.h
index d1d16faf0fc9..c01a0207f2c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ struct hw_info_t {
 struct ks_sdio_card {
 	struct sdio_func *func;
 	struct ks_wlan_private *priv;
-	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
 /* Tx Device struct */