diff --git a/drivers/net/a2065.c b/drivers/net/a2065.c
index 6c5719ae8ccaac3fdaac37fe06fc0aa630c83c89..9c0837435b68dd83b88fca7355308796c2257e2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/a2065.c
+++ b/drivers/net/a2065.c
@@ -475,16 +475,12 @@ static irqreturn_t lance_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-struct net_device *last_dev;
-
 static int lance_open (struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct lance_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	volatile struct lance_regs *ll = lp->ll;
 	int ret;
 
-	last_dev = dev;
-
 	/* Stop the Lance */
 	ll->rap = LE_CSR0;
 	ll->rdp = LE_C0_STOP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/declance.c b/drivers/net/declance.c
index 6b1e77cc069e989b5d48b71911b03f5ed3ddf1f5..3e3506411ac08a50501e8049bb6f0b74af9a0363 100644
--- a/drivers/net/declance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/declance.c
@@ -773,8 +773,6 @@ static irqreturn_t lance_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-struct net_device *last_dev = 0;
-
 static int lance_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	volatile u16 *ib = (volatile u16 *)dev->mem_start;
@@ -782,8 +780,6 @@ static int lance_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	volatile struct lance_regs *ll = lp->ll;
 	int status = 0;
 
-	last_dev = dev;
-
 	/* Stop the Lance */
 	writereg(&ll->rap, LE_CSR0);
 	writereg(&ll->rdp, LE_C0_STOP);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sunlance.c b/drivers/net/sunlance.c
index 26ade68aeabf29cc342baf7eb4dbe278964e59ae..4e994f87469e4e9fc98ecec83a734c3778cc8c38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sunlance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sunlance.c
@@ -915,15 +915,11 @@ static void build_fake_packet(struct lance_private *lp)
 	lp->tx_new = TX_NEXT(entry);
 }
 
-struct net_device *last_dev;
-
 static int lance_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct lance_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int status = 0;
 
-	last_dev = dev;
-
 	STOP_LANCE(lp);
 
 	if (request_irq(dev->irq, &lance_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,