diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 6d7d8c02c197..c464181b5994 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@
 #define NFSPROC4_CB_NULL 0
 #define NFSPROC4_CB_COMPOUND 1
 
-/* declarations */
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_cb_null_ops;
-
 /* Index of predefined Linux callback client operations */
 
 enum {