diff --git a/sys/dev/ufshci/ufshci_private.h b/sys/dev/ufshci/ufshci_private.h
index 17cef2bdf2a..cac743884ee 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ufshci/ufshci_private.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ufshci/ufshci_private.h
@@ -503,6 +503,4 @@ ufshci_allocate_request_bio(struct bio *bio, const int how,
 
 void ufshci_ctrlr_shared_handler(void *arg);
 
-static devclass_t ufshci_devclass;
-
 #endif /* __UFSHCI_PRIVATE_H__ */