diff --git a/drivers/staging/ipack/bridges/tpci200.c b/drivers/staging/ipack/bridges/tpci200.c
index 0823cdbb3e6d..5aff0d07e564 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ipack/bridges/tpci200.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ipack/bridges/tpci200.c
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ static const struct ipack_bus_ops tpci200_bus_ops = {
 	.unmap_space = tpci200_slot_unmap_space,
 	.request_irq = tpci200_request_irq,
 	.free_irq = tpci200_free_irq,
-	.remove_device = NULL,
 	.get_clockrate = tpci200_get_clockrate,
 	.set_clockrate = tpci200_set_clockrate,
 	.get_error     = tpci200_get_error,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ipack/ipack.h b/drivers/staging/ipack/ipack.h
index 77d8075d9a38..0ea9d849e36e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ipack/ipack.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ipack/ipack.h
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ struct ipack_driver {
  *	@unmap_space: unmap IP address space
  *	@request_irq: request IRQ
  *	@free_irq: free IRQ
- *	@remove_device: tell the bridge module that the device has been removed
  *	@get_clockrate: Returns the clockrate the carrier is currently
  *		communicating with the device at.
  *	@set_clockrate: Sets the clock-rate for carrier / module communication.
@@ -129,8 +128,6 @@ struct ipack_bus_ops {
 	int (*unmap_space) (struct ipack_device *dev, int space);
 	int (*request_irq) (struct ipack_device *dev, int vector, int (*handler)(void *), void *arg);
 	int (*free_irq) (struct ipack_device *dev);
-	int (*remove_device) (struct ipack_device *dev);
-
 	int (*get_clockrate) (struct ipack_device *dev);
 	int (*set_clockrate) (struct ipack_device *dev, int mherz);
 	int (*get_error) (struct ipack_device *dev);