diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index 8267b751a526..190b49c5cbc3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@
 
 int sysctl_tipc_named_timeout __read_mostly = 2000;
 
-struct distr_queue_item {
-	struct distr_item i;
-	u32 dtype;
-	u32 node;
-	unsigned long expires;
-	struct list_head next;
-};
-
 /**
  * publ_to_item - add publication info to a publication message
  * @p: publication info