diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index b5218fc0ac86..756ceb93ddc8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -3599,7 +3599,6 @@ static struct st_buffer *
 	tb->use_sg = max_sg;
 	tb->frp = (struct st_buf_fragment *)(&(tb->sg[0]) + max_sg);
 
-	tb->in_use = 1;
 	tb->dma = need_dma;
 	tb->buffer_size = got;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.h b/drivers/scsi/st.h
index 411209048d74..05a5cae126ec 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct st_request {
 
 /* The tape buffer descriptor. */
 struct st_buffer {
-	unsigned char in_use;
 	unsigned char dma;	/* DMA-able buffer */
 	unsigned char do_dio;   /* direct i/o set up? */
 	int buffer_size;