diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 654f0710620a..49fc8338bcc7 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@
 #include "audit.h"
 #include "avc_ss.h"
 
-extern struct security_operations *security_ops;
-
 /* SECMARK reference count */
 static atomic_t selinux_secmark_refcount = ATOMIC_INIT(0);