diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss_video.c b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss_video.c
index 2085f699da67..69550445a341 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss_video.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss_video.c
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 #include "iss_video.h"
 #include "iss.h"
 
-static unsigned debug;
-module_param(debug, uint, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "activates debug info");
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Helper functions
@@ -1053,8 +1050,6 @@ static int iss_video_open(struct file *file)
 	if (handle == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	video->video.debug = debug;
-
 	v4l2_fh_init(&handle->vfh, &video->video);
 	v4l2_fh_add(&handle->vfh);