diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index 91f9bb87ce68..809a8671e3d6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ static const struct file_operations lirc_dev_fops = {
 	.write		= lirc_dev_fop_write,
 	.poll		= lirc_dev_fop_poll,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= lirc_dev_fop_ioctl,
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	.compat_ioctl	= lirc_dev_fop_ioctl,
-#endif
 	.open		= lirc_dev_fop_open,
 	.release	= lirc_dev_fop_close,
 	.llseek		= noop_llseek,