diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main.h b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main.h
index af95ad71d0f2..59f741136cfc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ static struct fb_fix_screeninfo XGIfb_fix = {
 	.xpanstep	= 1,
 	.ypanstep	= 1,
 };
-static char myid[20];
 static u32 pseudo_palette[17];
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
index 922acbc52ed6..7b36b7ea4640 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
@@ -1481,8 +1481,6 @@ static int XGIfb_get_fix(struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix, int con,
 	DEBUGPRN("inside get_fix");
 	memset(fix, 0, sizeof(struct fb_fix_screeninfo));
 
-	strcpy(fix->id, myid);
-
 	fix->smem_start = xgi_video_info.video_base;
 
 	fix->smem_len = xgi_video_info.video_size;