diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index ab1aeb84c6817fcc4aa9b26b3a5140796396b0bc..5cd2f98290aeb9c1eaff334f24115df62e7ee29e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ static int dvb_demux_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	dmxdevfilter=&dmxdev->filter[i];
 	mutex_init(&dmxdevfilter->mutex);
-	dmxdevfilter->dvbdev=dmxdev->dvbdev;
 	file->private_data=dmxdevfilter;
 
 	dvb_dmxdev_buffer_init(&dmxdevfilter->buffer);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.h
index 4cb879435fdb792f884bd670ec4fb80cd18d4b16..5d4d18a00a6855b016fbbda2f5c42a1cac9038f5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ struct dmxdev_buffer {
 };
 
 struct dmxdev_filter {
-	struct dvb_device *dvbdev;
-
 	union {
 		struct dmx_section_filter *sec;
 	} filter;