diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
index ae8ce56670b..f634d4582bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
@@ -1754,11 +1754,6 @@ static struct usb_driver orinoco_driver = {
 	.id_table = ezusb_table,
 };
 
-/* Can't be declared "const" or the whole __initdata section will
- * become const */
-static char version[] __initdata = DRIVER_NAME " " DRIVER_VERSION
-	" (Manuel Estrada Sainz)";
-
 module_usb_driver(orinoco_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz");