diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
index 5d8538296515..b4b4f1d23ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
@@ -650,8 +650,6 @@ static int ft1000_reset_card(struct net_device *dev)
 	DEBUG("ft1000_hw:ft1000_reset_card: reset asic\n");
 	ft1000_reset_asic(dev);
 
-	info->DSPResetNum++;
-
 	DEBUG("ft1000_hw:ft1000_reset_card: call dsp_reload\n");
 	dsp_reload(ft1000dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h
index 55ba1adc3a10..ee47d4c18af2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ struct ft1000_info {
     u16 DrvErrNum;
     u16 AsicID;
     int DspAsicReset;
-    int DSPResetNum;
     int DeviceCreated;
     int CardReady;
     int NetDevRegDone;