diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 3a2f8e2ca401..10a79aed33f8 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -959,7 +959,6 @@ int snd_timer_global_register(struct snd_timer *timer)
 
 struct snd_timer_system_private {
 	struct timer_list tlist;
-	struct timer * timer;
 	unsigned long last_expires;
 	unsigned long last_jiffies;
 	unsigned long correction;