diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index 54f90d95df3b..b653a5bf5eca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -122,15 +122,6 @@ static struct visor_controlvm_payload_info controlvm_payload_info;
 static struct controlvm_message controlvm_pending_msg;
 static bool controlvm_pending_msg_valid;
 
-/*
- * This identifies a data buffer that has been received via a controlvm messages
- * in a remote --> local CONTROLVM_TRANSMIT_FILE conversation.
- */
-struct putfile_buffer_entry {
-	struct list_head next;	/* putfile_buffer_entry list */
-	struct parser_context *parser_ctx; /* points to input data buffer */
-};
-
 /*
  * This describes a buffer and its current state of transfer (e.g., how many
  * bytes have already been supplied as putfile data, and how many bytes are