diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index 91e5a2c..10685c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ struct timer_list {
 
 #define TIMER_TRACE_FLAGMASK	(TIMER_MIGRATING | TIMER_DEFERRABLE | TIMER_PINNED | TIMER_IRQSAFE)
 
-#define __TIMER_INITIALIZER(_function, _expires, _data, _flags) { \
+#define __TIMER_INITIALIZER(_function, _data, _flags) {		\
 		.entry = { .next = TIMER_ENTRY_STATIC },	\
 		.function = (_function),			\
-		.expires = (_expires),				\
 		.data = (_data),				\
 		.flags = (_flags),				\
 		__TIMER_LOCKDEP_MAP_INITIALIZER(		\
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ struct timer_list {
 
 #define DEFINE_TIMER(_name, _function)				\
 	struct timer_list _name =				\
-		__TIMER_INITIALIZER(_function, 0, 0, 0)
+		__TIMER_INITIALIZER(_function, 0, 0)
 
 void init_timer_key(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned int flags,
 		    const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key);