diff --git a/include/linux/counter.h b/include/linux/counter.h
index 702e9108bbb4..b767b5c821f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/counter.h
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ struct counter_ops {
  * @num_counts:		number of Counts specified in @counts
  * @ext:		optional array of Counter device extensions
  * @num_ext:		number of Counter device extensions specified in @ext
- * @priv:		optional private data supplied by driver
  * @dev:		internal device structure
  * @chrdev:		internal character device structure
  * @events_list:	list of current watching Counter events