diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
index 52eaf51c9bb6..5d726cd67314 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(hwrng_seed, "Turn on/off hwrng auto seed, default is 1 (on).");
 
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(zcrypt_list_lock);
 LIST_HEAD(zcrypt_card_list);
-int zcrypt_device_count;
 
 static atomic_t zcrypt_open_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static atomic_t zcrypt_rescan_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h
index 16219efb2f61..5103c4797572 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ struct zcrypt_queue {
 extern atomic_t zcrypt_rescan_req;
 
 extern spinlock_t zcrypt_list_lock;
-extern int zcrypt_device_count;
 extern struct list_head zcrypt_card_list;
 
 #define for_each_zcrypt_card(_zc) \
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_queue.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_queue.c
index c3ffbd26b73f..a89ccdaa5126 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_queue.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ int zcrypt_queue_register(struct zcrypt_queue *zq)
 		   AP_QID_CARD(zq->queue->qid), AP_QID_QUEUE(zq->queue->qid));
 
 	list_add_tail(&zq->list, &zc->zqueues);
-	zcrypt_device_count++;
 	spin_unlock(&zcrypt_list_lock);
 
 	rc = sysfs_create_group(&zq->queue->ap_dev.device.kobj,
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ void zcrypt_queue_unregister(struct zcrypt_queue *zq)
 	zc = zq->zcard;
 	spin_lock(&zcrypt_list_lock);
 	list_del_init(&zq->list);
-	zcrypt_device_count--;
 	spin_unlock(&zcrypt_list_lock);
 	if (zq->ops->rng)
 		zcrypt_rng_device_remove();