diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/main.c b/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
index 4f46738617a2f43b419ed91d9363baa5cf2dd400..5e910108ba3c798f18738d1ffa060d3605bec34f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "interface.h"
 
 
-#define MEI_READ_TIMEOUT 45
 #define MEI_DRIVER_NAME	"mei"
 #define MEI_DEV_NAME "mei"