diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
index d5d8177..4f02c55 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 	struct tasklet_struct bus_reset_tasklet;
 	int node_id;
 	int generation;
-	int request_generation;
+	int request_generation;	/* for timestamping incoming requests */
 	u32 bus_seconds;
 	bool old_uninorth;
 	bool bus_reset_packet_quirk;
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.h b/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.h
index 1a22a23..8d1987f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.h
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@
 
 	int node_id;
 	int generation;
-	/* This is the generation used for timestamping incoming requests. */
-	int request_generation;
 	int current_tlabel, tlabel_mask;
 	struct list_head transaction_list;
 	struct timer_list flush_timer;