diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_common.h b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_common.h
index 05ff338471ac..0583fe9c7b03 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_common.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_common.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  * All global storage allocation.
  ************************************************************************/
 
-extern int dgrp_rawreadok;  /* Allow raw writing of input */
 extern int dgrp_register_cudevices; /* enable legacy cu devices */
 extern int dgrp_register_prdevices; /* enable transparent print devices */
 extern int dgrp_poll_tick;          /* Poll interval - in ms */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_driver.c b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_driver.c
index 6e4a0ebc0749..aa262588e9b9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_driver.c
@@ -39,14 +39,10 @@ MODULE_VERSION(DIGI_VERSION);
 struct list_head nd_struct_list;
 struct dgrp_poll_data dgrp_poll_data;
 
-int dgrp_rawreadok = 1;		/* Bypass flipbuf on input */
 int dgrp_register_cudevices = 1;/* Turn on/off registering legacy cu devices */
 int dgrp_register_prdevices = 1;/* Turn on/off registering transparent print */
 int dgrp_poll_tick = 20;	/* Poll interval - in ms */
 
-module_param_named(rawreadok, dgrp_rawreadok, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(rawreadok, "Bypass flip buffers on input");
-
 module_param_named(register_cudevices, dgrp_register_cudevices, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(register_cudevices, "Turn on/off registering legacy cu devices");
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_specproc.c b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_specproc.c
index 24327c3bad83..db91f676508a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_specproc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_specproc.c
@@ -629,8 +629,6 @@ static int info_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	seq_printf(m, "version: %s\n", DIGI_VERSION);
 	seq_puts(m, "register_with_sysfs: 1\n");
-	seq_printf(m, "rawreadok: 0x%08x\t(%d)\n",
-		   dgrp_rawreadok, dgrp_rawreadok);
 	seq_printf(m, "pollrate: 0x%08x\t(%d)\n",
 		   dgrp_poll_tick, dgrp_poll_tick);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_sysfs.c
index e5a3c88d016e..8b513e9111c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_sysfs.c
@@ -55,23 +55,6 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(register_with_sysfs, 0400,
 		   dgrp_class_register_with_sysfs_show, NULL);
 
 
-static ssize_t dgrp_class_rawreadok_show(struct device *c,
-					 struct device_attribute *attr,
-					 char *buf)
-{
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", dgrp_rawreadok);
-}
-static ssize_t dgrp_class_rawreadok_store(struct device *c,
-					  struct device_attribute *attr,
-					  const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	sscanf(buf, "0x%x\n", &dgrp_rawreadok);
-	return count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR(rawreadok, 0600, dgrp_class_rawreadok_show,
-		   dgrp_class_rawreadok_store);
-
-
 static ssize_t dgrp_class_pollrate_show(struct device *c,
 					struct device_attribute *attr,
 					char *buf)
@@ -91,7 +74,6 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(pollrate, 0600, dgrp_class_pollrate_show,
 
 static struct attribute *dgrp_sysfs_global_settings_entries[] = {
 	&dev_attr_pollrate.attr,
-	&dev_attr_rawreadok.attr,
 	&dev_attr_register_with_sysfs.attr,
 	NULL
 };