diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 9815797631e7e6176e3c4efbfbf40a8b95efa9e5..c9b5268461a6210255299d3a7c53ecc3e2fa0223 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -560,7 +560,6 @@ int tipc_enable_bearer(const char *name, u32 disc_domain, u32 priority)
 	b_ptr->media = m_ptr;
 	b_ptr->net_plane = bearer_id + 'A';
 	b_ptr->active = 1;
-	b_ptr->detect_scope = disc_domain;
 	b_ptr->priority = priority;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&b_ptr->cong_links);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&b_ptr->links);
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h
index adebdaf0d07ba0bc730ed4f5ea72ab5ce2ddc01d..305b378d0e144c3a399517592c439c366ced4a24 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ struct media {
  * @name: bearer name (format = media:interface)
  * @media: ptr to media structure associated with bearer
  * @priority: default link priority for bearer
- * @detect_scope: network address mask used during automatic link creation
  * @identity: array index of this bearer within TIPC bearer array
  * @link_req: ptr to (optional) structure making periodic link setup requests
  * @links: list of non-congested links associated with bearer
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ struct tipc_bearer {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct media *media;
 	u32 priority;
-	u32 detect_scope;
 	u32 identity;
 	struct link_req *link_req;
 	struct list_head links;