diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/mad_priv.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/mad_priv.h
index 4aa16b35dad07..1b7445a6f6714 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/mad_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/mad_priv.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ struct ib_mad_snoop_private {
 	struct ib_mad_qp_info *qp_info;
 	int snoop_index;
 	int mad_snoop_flags;
-	atomic_t refcount;
 	struct completion comp;
 };