diff --git a/sys/conf/majors b/sys/conf/majors
index c7e6d67b6b9..241e89f439f 100644
--- a/sys/conf/majors
+++ b/sys/conf/majors
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
 172	mided		LSI MegaRAID IDE (disk device)
 173	*devctl		Devd control device <imp>
 174	pciwd		Berkshire Watchdog PCI <marcel@progressix.com>
-175	ips		IBM/Adaptec ServeRAID (control device)
 180	nvidia		NVIDIA (nvidiaN/nvidiactl) <mdodd>
 181	casm		HP/Compaq ProLiant Advanced Server Management <peter>
 183	*smapi		SMAPI BIOS interface <mdodd>
diff --git a/sys/dev/ips/ips.c b/sys/dev/ips/ips.c
index bc0a49738c6..9b076d299d1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ips/ips.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ips/ips.c
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@ static d_open_t ips_open;
 static d_close_t ips_close;
 static d_ioctl_t ips_ioctl;
 
-#define IPS_CDEV_MAJOR 175
 static struct cdevsw ips_cdevsw = {
 	.d_open =	ips_open,
 	.d_close =	ips_close,
 	.d_ioctl =	ips_ioctl,
 	.d_name =	"ips",
-	.d_maj =	IPS_CDEV_MAJOR,
 };
 
 static const char* ips_adapter_name[] = {