diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
index e7e1aff..955d69a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
  * @rc_ier: Cached copy of KS_IER.
  * @rc_ccr: Cached copy of KS_CCR.
  * @rc_rxqcr: Cached copy of KS_RXQCR.
- * @eeprom_size: Companion eeprom size in Bytes, 0 if no eeprom
  * @eeprom: 93CX6 EEPROM state for accessing on-board EEPROM.
  * @vdd_reg:	Optional regulator supplying the chip
  * @vdd_io: Optional digital power supply for IO
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@
 	u16			rc_ier;
 	u16			rc_rxqcr;
 	u16			rc_ccr;
-	u16			eeprom_size;
 
 	struct mii_if_info	mii;
 	struct ks8851_rxctrl	rxctrl;
@@ -1533,11 +1531,6 @@
 	/* cache the contents of the CCR register for EEPROM, etc. */
 	ks->rc_ccr = ks8851_rdreg16(ks, KS_CCR);
 
-	if (ks->rc_ccr & CCR_EEPROM)
-		ks->eeprom_size = 128;
-	else
-		ks->eeprom_size = 0;
-
 	ks8851_read_selftest(ks);
 	ks8851_init_mac(ks);