diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c
index 0083ec051de5b7b79567152a8bfc61062ca833da..da3e04f0909bcf50cfa1d6bce3e51c6e02f487d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ struct mcp23s08 {
 
 	struct gpio_chip	chip;
 
-	struct work_struct	work;
-
 	const struct mcp23s08_ops	*ops;
 };