diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index 4069132f9d44..587bd71396ea 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ struct rcu_state {
 	struct mutex exp_mutex;			/* Serialize expedited GP. */
 	struct mutex exp_wake_mutex;		/* Serialize wakeup. */
 	unsigned long expedited_sequence;	/* Take a ticket. */
-	atomic_t expedited_need_qs;		/* # CPUs left to check in. */
 	struct swait_queue_head expedited_wq;	/* Wait for check-ins. */
 	int ncpus_snap;				/* # CPUs seen last time. */
 	u8 cbovld;				/* Callback overload now? */