diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 0c27a1f9663a..778e56e05cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -5295,8 +5295,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	netdev->ethtool_ops = &ibmvnic_ethtool_ops;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &dev->dev);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&adapter->stats_lock);
-
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->ibmvnic_reset, __ibmvnic_reset);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->ibmvnic_delayed_reset,
 			  __ibmvnic_delayed_reset);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h
index 8f73a30a7593..270d1cac86a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h
@@ -987,7 +987,6 @@ struct ibmvnic_adapter {
 	struct ibmvnic_statistics stats;
 	dma_addr_t stats_token;
 	struct completion stats_done;
-	spinlock_t stats_lock;
 	int replenish_no_mem;
 	int replenish_add_buff_success;
 	int replenish_add_buff_failure;