diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h
index 3f2252301139..b652754efb24 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ struct dvobj_priv {
 	u8	RtNumOutPipes;
 	int	ep_num[5]; /* endpoint number */
 
-	struct semaphore usb_suspend_sema;
-
 	struct mutex  usb_vendor_req_mutex;
 
 	u8 *usb_alloc_vendor_req_buf;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/usb_intf.c
index 97a2bc6102b5..b3965920b87c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/usb_intf.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ static struct dvobj_priv *usb_dvobj_init(struct usb_interface *usb_intf)
 		goto free_dvobj;
 	}
 	/* 3 misc */
-	sema_init(&(pdvobjpriv->usb_suspend_sema), 0);
 	rtw_reset_continual_urb_error(pdvobjpriv);
 	usb_get_dev(pusbd);
 	status = _SUCCESS;