diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 76dce90c4581..cf9700b1a106 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -1142,13 +1142,6 @@ static int ping_v4_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct seq_operations ping_v4_seq_ops = {
-	.show		= ping_v4_seq_show,
-	.start		= ping_v4_seq_start,
-	.next		= ping_seq_next,
-	.stop		= ping_seq_stop,
-};
-
 static int ping_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct ping_seq_afinfo *afinfo = PDE_DATA(inode);