diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 7bc7bd9b5ded..165c2e10615c 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ struct dsa_switch_driver {
 	struct list_head	list;
 
 	enum dsa_tag_protocol	tag_protocol;
-	int			priv_size;
 
 	/*
 	 * Probing and setup.
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index 7ef8a92a9e39..14bf12f637d2 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, int index,
 	/*
 	 * Allocate and initialise switch state.
 	 */
-	ds = devm_kzalloc(parent, sizeof(*ds) + drv->priv_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(parent, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ds == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);