diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 286b2a264383..83695641bd5e 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ enum blk_queue_state {
 struct blk_queue_tag {
 	struct request **tag_index;	/* map of busy tags */
 	unsigned long *tag_map;		/* bit map of free/busy tags */
-	int busy;			/* current depth */
 	int max_depth;			/* what we will send to device */
 	int real_max_depth;		/* what the array can hold */
 	atomic_t refcnt;		/* map can be shared */