diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index b4af6bcb7b7..a111d3de2a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ struct writeback_control {
 	unsigned for_reclaim:1;		/* Invoked from the page allocator */
 	unsigned for_writepages:1;	/* This is a writepages() call */
 	unsigned range_cyclic:1;	/* range_start is cyclic */
-
-	void *fs_private;		/* For use by ->writepages() */
 };
 
 /*