diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 0ef00e8d4153..e085af0ff94f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ int class_register(struct class *cls)
 
 	pr_debug("device class '%s': registering\n", cls->name);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cls->children);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cls->devices);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cls->interfaces);
 	kset_init(&cls->class_dirs);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 8c23e3dfe3ac..15e9fa3ad3af 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ struct class {
 	struct module		*owner;
 
 	struct kset		subsys;
-	struct list_head	children;
 	struct list_head	devices;
 	struct list_head	interfaces;
 	struct kset		class_dirs;