diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index 759ba4d624171daf576683e62ba9187bd89a2cbf..96a85cd39580a904acfdf6f57d89403c4fd734b6 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -274,14 +274,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp);
  */
 static struct vmbus_channel *alloc_channel(void)
 {
-	static atomic_t chan_num = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 	struct vmbus_channel *channel;
 
 	channel = kzalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!channel)
 		return NULL;
 
-	channel->id = atomic_inc_return(&chan_num);
 	channel->acquire_ring_lock = true;
 	spin_lock_init(&channel->inbound_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&channel->lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index 7d7cbff33bda07046712e910ae64c356adc6caf0..cd184bdca58fdc28e0ae59432445248c588fd2fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -706,9 +706,6 @@ struct vmbus_device {
 };
 
 struct vmbus_channel {
-	/* Unique channel id */
-	int id;
-
 	struct list_head listentry;
 
 	struct hv_device *device_obj;