diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
index 46144ffc18b6..bbd5ab8f6e94 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ struct ll_inode_info {
 	 * for allocating OST objects after a mknod() and later open-by-FID. */
 	struct lu_fid		   lli_pfid;
 
-	struct list_head		      lli_close_list;
-	/* open count currently used by capability only, indicate whether
-	 * capability needs renewal */
-	atomic_t		    lli_open_count;
+	struct list_head	      lli_close_list;
+
 	unsigned long		      lli_rmtperm_time;
 
 	/* handle is to be sent to MDS later on done_writing and setattr.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
index 67b4b80e0b11..b652aeeb7d65 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
@@ -797,7 +797,6 @@ void ll_lli_init(struct ll_inode_info *lli)
 	/* Do not set lli_fid, it has been initialized already. */
 	fid_zero(&lli->lli_pfid);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lli->lli_close_list);
-	atomic_set(&lli->lli_open_count, 0);
 	lli->lli_rmtperm_time = 0;
 	lli->lli_pending_och = NULL;
 	lli->lli_mds_read_och = NULL;