diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/core.h b/drivers/staging/winbond/core.h
index 294d371e60d284e582014d83c7bdbf65a5109308..333b19735734ec7ba3b9e8b402825766666d01aa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/core.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/core.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __WINBOND_CORE_H
 #define __WINBOND_CORE_H
 
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ struct mlme_frame {
 	u8		DataType;
 	u8		IsInUsed;
 
-	spinlock_t	MLMESpinLock;
-
 	u8		TxMMPDU[MAX_NUM_TX_MMPDU][MAX_MMPDU_SIZE];
 	u8		TxMMPDUInUse[(MAX_NUM_TX_MMPDU + 3) & ~0x03];
 
@@ -57,8 +54,6 @@ struct wbsoft_priv {
 	struct hw_data sHwData;	/*For HAL */
 	struct wb35_mds Mds;
 
-	spinlock_t SpinLock;
-
 	atomic_t ThreadCount;
 
 	u32 RxByteCount;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c b/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c
index abaa05a630f0b53918f907522b63b7cf3956101e..5419f4fd198f35e9ee95a8d21521a833994d2e1b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c
@@ -783,8 +783,6 @@ static int wb35_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	priv = dev->priv;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&priv->SpinLock);
-
 	pWbUsb = &priv->sHwData.WbUsb;
 	pWbUsb->udev = udev;