diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/vnic_dev.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/vnic_dev.c
index 760f3f22095c..c4df0b17c86c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/vnic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/vnic_dev.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ struct vnic_dev {
 	struct vnic_devcmd_notify *notify;
 	struct vnic_devcmd_notify notify_copy;
 	dma_addr_t notify_pa;
-	u32 *linkstatus;
-	dma_addr_t linkstatus_pa;
 	struct vnic_stats *stats;
 	dma_addr_t stats_pa;
 	struct vnic_devcmd_fw_info *fw_info;
@@ -650,8 +648,6 @@ int svnic_dev_init(struct vnic_dev *vdev, int arg)
 
 int svnic_dev_link_status(struct vnic_dev *vdev)
 {
-	if (vdev->linkstatus)
-		return *vdev->linkstatus;
 
 	if (!vnic_dev_notify_ready(vdev))
 		return 0;
@@ -686,11 +682,6 @@ void svnic_dev_unregister(struct vnic_dev *vdev)
 				sizeof(struct vnic_devcmd_notify),
 				vdev->notify,
 				vdev->notify_pa);
-		if (vdev->linkstatus)
-			dma_free_coherent(&vdev->pdev->dev,
-				sizeof(u32),
-				vdev->linkstatus,
-				vdev->linkstatus_pa);
 		if (vdev->stats)
 			dma_free_coherent(&vdev->pdev->dev,
 				sizeof(struct vnic_stats),