diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 9f669f982c4d..44f30504b82d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ cifs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (!cifs_inode)
 		return NULL;
 	cifs_inode->cifsAttrs = 0x20;	/* default */
-	atomic_set(&cifs_inode->inUse, 0);
 	cifs_inode->time = 0;
 	cifs_inode->write_behind_rc = 0;
 	/* Until the file is open and we have gotten oplock
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 8bcf5a4bcded..63f6cdfa5638 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ struct cifsInodeInfo {
 	struct list_head openFileList;
 	int write_behind_rc;
 	__u32 cifsAttrs; /* e.g. DOS archive bit, sparse, compressed, system */
-	atomic_t inUse;	 /* num concurrent users (local openers cifs) of file*/
 	unsigned long time;	/* jiffies of last update/check of inode */
 	bool clientCanCacheRead:1;	/* read oplock */
 	bool clientCanCacheAll:1;	/* read and writebehind oplock */