diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index 038674a..68e510b 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 	unsigned int baseminor;
 	int minorct;
 	char name[64];
-	struct file_operations *fops;
 	struct cdev *cdev;		/* will die */
 } *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];