diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
index cd23d18f8b3c..7b9c100eb74d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ int vchiq_sync_log_level = VCHIQ_LOG_DEFAULT;
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bulk_waiter_spinlock);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(quota_spinlock);
 
-struct vchiq_state *vchiq_states[VCHIQ_MAX_STATES];
 static unsigned int handle_seq;
 
 static const char *const srvstate_names[] = {
@@ -2157,11 +2156,6 @@ vchiq_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_slot_zero *slot_zero, s
 	char threadname[16];
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (vchiq_states[0]) {
-		pr_err("%s: VCHIQ state already initialized\n", __func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	local = &slot_zero->slave;
 	remote = &slot_zero->master;
 
@@ -2282,8 +2276,6 @@ vchiq_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_slot_zero *slot_zero, s
 	wake_up_process(state->recycle_thread);
 	wake_up_process(state->sync_thread);
 
-	vchiq_states[0] = state;
-
 	/* Indicate readiness to the other side */
 	local->initialised = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h
index bdd4611005e0..8b4a38f5b3f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ extern int vchiq_core_log_level;
 extern int vchiq_core_msg_log_level;
 extern int vchiq_sync_log_level;
 
-extern struct vchiq_state *vchiq_states[VCHIQ_MAX_STATES];
-
 extern const char *
 get_conn_state_name(enum vchiq_connstate conn_state);