diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
index 361fbde766540230348367b3766a829bdcd3dd12..a97b18595be9da82fbb47233fb3b5aea47753c17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,6 @@ static int bcm_sf2_sw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, priv);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->indir_lock);
-	mutex_init(&priv->stats_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&priv->cfp.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->cfp.rules_list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.h b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.h
index faaef320ec48ed32043c4fd07f1599b8e08beb7b..83e1d800144760c0ca8765ca3c9dd6cd7d8f9204 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.h
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ struct bcm_sf2_priv {
 	/* Backing b53_device */
 	struct b53_device		*dev;
 
-	/* Mutex protecting access to the MIB counters */
-	struct mutex			stats_mutex;
-
 	struct bcm_sf2_hw_params	hw_params;
 
 	struct bcm_sf2_port_status	port_sts[DSA_MAX_PORTS];