diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h
index 4801bc7fb5b224336c2cd4ba609df9fde7368bb6..db7483bea44a47f3fd45c78b997b4a60e940f042 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ struct cx18_stream {
 	/* Buffer Stats */
 	u32 buffers;
 	u32 buf_size;
-	u32 buffers_stolen;
 
 	/* Buffer Queues */
 	struct cx18_queue q_free;	/* free buffers */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-streams.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-streams.c
index 0da57f583bf75a90207b6b82bd5b762f95c742c6..45dc6f399ed4cd9663a4bd42000e74379d8da709 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-streams.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-streams.c
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ int cx18_start_v4l2_encode_stream(struct cx18_stream *s)
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	s->buffers_stolen = 0;
 
 	/* mute/unmute video */
 	cx18_vapi(cx, CX18_CPU_SET_VIDEO_MUTE, 2,