diff --git a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
index d0c2463b573f43ce22235b119dc17303d226fa8c..eeb4b8b6b335c293863f48fe5ac9a92f89f0127c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ struct at91_devtype_data {
 
 struct at91_priv {
 	struct can_priv can;		/* must be the first member! */
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 
 	void __iomem *reg_base;
@@ -1350,7 +1349,6 @@ static int at91_can_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->can.do_get_berr_counter = at91_get_berr_counter;
 	priv->can.ctrlmode_supported = CAN_CTRLMODE_3_SAMPLES |
 		CAN_CTRLMODE_LISTENONLY;
-	priv->dev = dev;
 	priv->reg_base = addr;
 	priv->devtype_data = *devtype_data;
 	priv->clk = clk;