diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 71b767a9ad779d9a96f15d91709594f025d6825d..52736e339645c754dd59cc1850ef28ee8d04afd4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,6 @@ static void __spi_pump_messages(struct spi_controller *ctlr, bool in_kthread)
 		}
 
 		ctlr->busy = false;
-		ctlr->idling = true;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->queue_lock, flags);
 
 		kfree(ctlr->dummy_rx);
@@ -1689,7 +1688,6 @@ static void __spi_pump_messages(struct spi_controller *ctlr, bool in_kthread)
 		trace_spi_controller_idle(ctlr);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->queue_lock, flags);
-		ctlr->idling = false;
 		ctlr->queue_empty = true;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 74261a83b5faa4a439d96356470bfaa25f02e81d..c58f46be762f2db5c310dd94173b83636c3707c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ extern struct spi_device *spi_new_ancillary_device(struct spi_device *spi, u8 ch
  * @pump_messages: work struct for scheduling work to the message pump
  * @queue_lock: spinlock to syncronise access to message queue
  * @queue: message queue
- * @idling: the device is entering idle state
  * @cur_msg: the currently in-flight message
  * @cur_msg_mapped: message has been mapped for DMA
  * @last_cs: the last chip_select that is recorded by set_cs, -1 on non chip
@@ -616,7 +615,6 @@ struct spi_controller {
 	spinlock_t			queue_lock;
 	struct list_head		queue;
 	struct spi_message		*cur_msg;
-	bool				idling;
 	bool				busy;
 	bool				running;
 	bool				rt;