diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
index 0c336345f946..557822fdc966 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "hci.h"
 #include "hci_packet.h"
 #include "gdm_endian.h"
-#include "lte_ioctl.h"
 
 /*
  * Netlink protocol number
@@ -498,42 +497,6 @@ static struct net_device_stats *gdm_lte_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	return &nic->stats;
 }
 
-static void get_dev_endian(struct data_t *data, struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct nic *nic = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned long ret;
-
-	ret = copy_to_user(data->buf, gdm_dev_endian(nic), sizeof(struct dev_endian_t));
-	if (ret)
-		netdev_info(dev, "state - failed to copy\n");
-}
-
-static int gdm_lte_ioctl_get_data(struct wm_req_t *req, struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	u16 id = req->data_id;
-
-	switch (id) {
-	case GET_ENDIAN_INFO:
-		/* required for the user space application to find out device endian */
-		get_dev_endian(&req->data, dev);
-		break;
-	default:
-		netdev_err(dev, "ioctl - unknown type %d\n", id);
-		break;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int gdm_lte_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
-{
-	struct wm_req_t *req = (struct wm_req_t *)ifr;
-
-	if (cmd != SIOCLTEIOCTL || req->cmd != SIOCG_DATA || req->data_id >= 100)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	return gdm_lte_ioctl_get_data(req, dev);
-}
-
 static int gdm_lte_event_send(struct net_device *dev, char *buf, int len)
 {
 	struct nic *nic = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -811,7 +774,6 @@ static struct net_device_ops gdm_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_config			= gdm_lte_set_config,
 	.ndo_start_xmit			= gdm_lte_tx,
 	.ndo_get_stats			= gdm_lte_stats,
-	.ndo_do_ioctl			= gdm_lte_ioctl,
 };
 
 static u8 gdm_lte_macaddr[ETH_ALEN] = {0x00, 0x0a, 0x3b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/lte_ioctl.h b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/lte_ioctl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f890e50add9..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/lte_ioctl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012 GCT Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
- * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- */
-
-#ifndef _LTE_IOCTL_H_
-#define _LTE_IOCTL_H_
-
-#define SIOCLTEIOCTL	SIOCDEVPRIVATE
-#define SIOCG_DATA	0x8D10
-#define SIOCS_DATA	0x8D11
-
-/*
- * For historical reason, ioctl number and structure must be maintained
- */
-enum {
-	LINK_ON,
-	LINK_OFF,
-	GET_NETWORK_STATICS,
-	RX_STOP,
-	RX_RESUME,
-	GET_DRV_VER,
-	GET_SDIO_DEVICE_STATUS,
-	GET_ENDIAN_INFO,
-};
-
-struct dev_endian_t {
-	unsigned char dev_endian;
-	unsigned char host_endian;
-} __packed;
-
-struct data_t {
-	long len;
-	void *buf;
-} __packed;
-
-struct wm_req_t {
-	union {
-		char ifrn_name[IFNAMSIZ];
-	} ifr_ifrn;
-	unsigned short cmd;
-	unsigned short data_id;
-	struct data_t data;
-} __packed;
-
-#ifndef ifr_name
-#define ifr_name	(ifr_ifrn.ifrm_name)
-#endif
-
-#endif /* _LTE_IOCTL_H_ */