diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 3ecf5b1772d3..4151aae0eb97 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ struct wilc_wfi_key g_key_gtk_params;
 struct add_key_params g_add_ptk_key_params;
 struct wilc_wfi_key g_key_ptk_params;
 struct wilc_wfi_wep_key g_key_wep_params;
-u8 g_flushing_in_progress;
 bool g_ptk_keys_saved;
 bool g_gtk_keys_saved;
 bool g_wep_keys_saved;