diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
index 58fbaabb8ec2ccfe8517fbd5283825bf510a78e7..ac4c7485463dab392627a59e962350c87c451652 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ enum {
 /* flags for options */
 #define     DEVICE_FLAGS_UNPLUG          0x00000001UL
 
-/* flags for driver status */
-#define     DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED          0x00010000UL
-
 struct vnt_private {
 	/* mac80211 */
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index f887bc07f82a272711795e96e2dc06ebf3139a5d..3cfbd31f94d17c86f923f31eb65b67cec73441c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -562,8 +562,6 @@ static int vnt_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	vnt_int_start_interrupt(priv);
 
-	priv->flags |= DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED;
-
 	ieee80211_wake_queues(hw);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -604,8 +602,6 @@ static void vnt_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	priv->cmd_running = false;
 
-	priv->flags &= ~DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED;
-
 	device_free_tx_bufs(priv);
 	device_free_rx_bufs(priv);
 	device_free_int_bufs(priv);