diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.h
index 8c3b56198e4b731125648284086850eab1fdf0f2..4ad5b9be3f84c52b9e04f6919431c198a6d5a011 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.h
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ struct net_dma_desc_tx {
 };
 
 struct bfin_mac_local {
-	/*
-	 * these are things that the kernel wants me to keep, so users
-	 * can find out semi-useless statistics of how well the card is
-	 * performing
-	 */
-	struct net_device_stats stats;
-
 	spinlock_t lock;
 
 	int wol;		/* Wake On Lan */