diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c
index 7c52b92b599d..c915852b8892 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "atl2.h"
 
 static const char atl2_driver_name[] = "atl2";
-static const char atl2_driver_string[] = "Atheros(R) L2 Ethernet Driver";
 static const struct ethtool_ops atl2_ethtool_ops;
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Atheros Corporation <xiong.huang@atheros.com>, Chris Snook <csnook@redhat.com>");