diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c
index c16a30b28bf6..4bc6eaae23ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c
@@ -2472,16 +2472,9 @@ static struct net_device *gelic_wl_alloc(struct gelic_card *card)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(PAGE_SIZE <
 		     sizeof(struct gelic_eurus_scan_info) *
 		     GELIC_EURUS_MAX_SCAN);
-	wl->buf = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!wl->buf) {
-		pr_info("%s:buffer allocation failed\n", __func__);
-		goto fail_getpage;
-	}
 	pr_debug("%s:end\n", __func__);
 	return netdev;
 
-fail_getpage:
-	destroy_workqueue(wl->event_queue);
 fail_event_workqueue:
 	destroy_workqueue(wl->eurus_cmd_queue);
 fail_cmd_workqueue:
@@ -2500,8 +2493,6 @@ static void gelic_wl_free(struct gelic_wl_info *wl)
 
 	pr_debug("%s: <-\n", __func__);
 
-	free_page((unsigned long)wl->buf);
-
 	pr_debug("%s: destroy queues\n", __func__);
 	destroy_workqueue(wl->eurus_cmd_queue);
 	destroy_workqueue(wl->event_queue);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h
index bc730632da5b..5339e0078d18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ struct gelic_wl_info {
 	u8 active_bssid[ETH_ALEN]; /* associated bssid */
 	unsigned int essid_len;
 
-	/* buffer for hypervisor IO */
-	void *buf;
-
 	struct iw_public_data wireless_data;
 	struct iw_statistics iwstat;
 };