diff --git a/drivers/connector/cn_queue.c b/drivers/connector/cn_queue.c
index 12ceed54ab18..dbda08c7b3db 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/cn_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/cn_queue.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ struct cn_queue_dev *cn_queue_alloc_dev(char *name, struct sock *nls)
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->queue_lock);
 
 	dev->nls = nls;
-	dev->netlink_groups = 0;
 
 	dev->cn_queue = create_workqueue(dev->name);
 	if (!dev->cn_queue) {
diff --git a/include/linux/connector.h b/include/linux/connector.h
index 13fc4541bf23..7e18311d655e 100644
--- a/include/linux/connector.h
+++ b/include/linux/connector.h
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ struct cn_queue_dev {
 	struct list_head queue_list;
 	spinlock_t queue_lock;
 
-	int netlink_groups;
 	struct sock *nls;
 };