diff --git a/drivers/staging/fieldbus/dev_core.c b/drivers/staging/fieldbus/dev_core.c
index f6f5b92ba914..1ba0234cc60d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fieldbus/dev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fieldbus/dev_core.c
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ static dev_t fieldbus_devt;
 static DEFINE_IDA(fieldbus_ida);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(fieldbus_mtx);
 
-static const char ctrl_enabled[] = "enabled";
-static const char ctrl_disabled[] = "disabled";
-
 static ssize_t online_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			   char *buf)
 {