diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h
index 8c2d222960f1..894c630c95c0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ struct pvr2_hdw {
 	struct usb_device *usb_dev;
 	struct usb_interface *usb_intf;
 
-	/* Device type, one of PVR2_HDW_TYPE_xxxxx */
-	unsigned int hdw_type;
+	/* Device description, anything that must adjust behavior based on
+	   device specific info will use information held here. */
 	const struct pvr2_device_desc *hdw_desc;
 
 	/* Kernel worker thread handling */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index c56208456bc0..c08162cc20ae 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,6 @@ struct pvr2_hdw *pvr2_hdw_create(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	hdw->controls = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pvr2_ctrl) * hdw->control_cnt,
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hdw->controls) goto fail;
-	hdw->hdw_type = hdw_type;
 	hdw->hdw_desc = hdw_desc;
 	for (idx = 0; idx < hdw->control_cnt; idx++) {
 		cptr = hdw->controls + idx;