diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_base.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_base.c
index c9c104b57c59..7f61b62a1de0 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_base.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_base.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ int __pxa2xx_drv_pcmcia_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 		skt->nr = ops->first + i;
 		skt->irq = NO_IRQ;
-		skt->dev = dev;
 		skt->ops = ops;
 		skt->socket.owner = ops->owner;
 		skt->socket.dev.parent = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/sa11xx_base.c b/drivers/pcmcia/sa11xx_base.c
index 4db81490e5c9..ac9987243131 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/sa11xx_base.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/sa11xx_base.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ int sa11xx_drv_pcmcia_probe(struct device *dev, struct pcmcia_low_level *ops,
 
 		skt->nr = first + i;
 		skt->irq = NO_IRQ;
-		skt->dev = dev;
 		skt->ops = ops;
 		skt->socket.owner = ops->owner;
 		skt->socket.dev.parent = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.h b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.h
index f7533dcba679..4fb06f797ad6 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct soc_pcmcia_socket {
 	/*
 	 * Info from low level handler
 	 */
-	struct device		*dev;
 	unsigned int		nr;
 	unsigned int		irq;