diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 71290463a1d3..f92d5dd578a4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int scan(struct ctl_table_header *head, ctl_table *table,
+static int scan(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table,
 		unsigned long *pos, struct file *file,
 		struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 14a8ff2de11e..b7361f831226 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ struct ctl_table_root;
 struct ctl_table_header;
 struct ctl_dir;
 
-typedef struct ctl_table ctl_table;
-
 typedef int proc_handler (struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);