diff --git a/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/mt6575_sd.h b/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/mt6575_sd.h
index c8c5c349adf8..4b56d9a37b84 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/mt6575_sd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/mt6575_sd.h
@@ -479,8 +479,6 @@ struct bd {
 };
 
 struct msdc_dma {
-	u32 sglen;                   /* size of scatter list */
-
 	struct gpd *gpd;                  /* pointer to gpd array */
 	struct bd  *bd;                   /* pointer to bd array */
 	dma_addr_t gpd_addr;         /* the physical address of gpd array */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/sd.c b/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/sd.c
index 050c4a910aef..e1077068604d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mt7621-mmc/sd.c
@@ -1041,8 +1041,6 @@ static void msdc_dma_setup(struct msdc_host *host, struct msdc_dma *dma,
 
 	BUG_ON(sglen > MAX_BD_NUM); /* not support currently */
 
-	dma->sglen = sglen;
-
 	N_MSG(DMA, "DMA sglen<%d> xfersz<%d>", sglen, host->xfer_size);
 
 	/* calculate the required number of gpd */