diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
index 85dd89abcd22..2a3dd3e633f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ enum nand_ecc_algo {
  */
 #define NAND_IS_BOOT_MEDIUM	0x00400000
 
-/* Options set by nand scan */
-/* Nand scan has allocated controller struct */
-#define NAND_CONTROLLER_ALLOC	0x80000000
-
 /* Cell info constants */
 #define NAND_CI_CHIPNR_MSK	0x03
 #define NAND_CI_CELLTYPE_MSK	0x0C