diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_debug.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_debug.h
index f6b23defe225..06adfebd7c89 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_debug.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_debug.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #define DRV_NAME "rtllib_92e"
 #endif
 
-extern u32 rt_global_debug_component;
-
 /* These are the defines for rt_global_debug_component */
 enum RTL_DEBUG {
 	COMP_TRACE		= BIT(0),
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
index 195d8aa88138..f280c9e94958 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include "rtllib.h"
 
-u32 rt_global_debug_component = COMP_ERR;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rt_global_debug_component);
-
 static inline int rtllib_networks_allocate(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 {
 	if (ieee->networks)