diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c b/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
index d4d1cb2bedd7..a03f326a63d3 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #define null_terminated(x)	(strnlen(x, sizeof(x)) < sizeof(x))
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(crypto_cfg_mutex);
-
 struct crypto_dump_info {
 	struct sk_buff *in_skb;
 	struct sk_buff *out_skb;