diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h b/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h
index 3fbcf3d4a0fe..eefafa62d304 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ struct irq_domain;
 #define WM8994_IRQ_GPIO(x) (x + WM8994_IRQ_TEMP_WARN)
 
 struct wm8994 {
-	struct mutex irq_lock;
-
 	struct wm8994_pdata pdata;
 
 	enum wm8994_type type;