diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
index 7281316a5ecb..a67d37c7e3c0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ int dw_spi_mid_init(struct dw_spi *dws)
 	iounmap(clk_reg);
 
 	dws->num_cs = 16;
-	dws->fifo_len = 40;	/* FIFO has 40 words buffer */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_DW_MID_DMA
 	dws->dma_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mid_dma), GFP_KERNEL);