diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 4b08a2f52b3e..635979bddd34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ static inline void slave_write(struct cpsw_slave *slave, u32 val, u32 offset)
 }
 
 struct cpsw_priv {
-	spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct platform_device		*pdev;
 	struct net_device		*ndev;
 	struct napi_struct		napi_rx;
@@ -2124,7 +2123,6 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dual_emac(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	}
 
 	priv_sl2 = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	spin_lock_init(&priv_sl2->lock);
 	priv_sl2->data = *data;
 	priv_sl2->pdev = pdev;
 	priv_sl2->ndev = ndev;
@@ -2243,7 +2241,6 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 	priv->pdev = pdev;
 	priv->ndev = ndev;
 	priv->dev  = &ndev->dev;