diff --git a/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drmP.h b/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drmP.h
index 5c350ca91bf6..2a9da72dd2a8 100644
--- a/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drmP.h
+++ b/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drmP.h
@@ -582,9 +582,6 @@ struct drm_file {
 	int		  minor;
 	pid_t		  pid;
 	uid_t		  uid;
-#if defined(__NetBSD__)
-	int refs;
-#endif
 	drm_magic_t	  magic;
 	unsigned long	  ioctl_count;
 	void		 *driver_priv;
diff --git a/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drm_fops.c b/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drm_fops.c
index a53f79a8d55d..2ea45902812c 100644
--- a/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drm_fops.c
+++ b/sys/external/bsd/drm/dist/bsd-core/drm_fops.c
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ int drm_open_helper(dev_t kdev, int flags, int fmt, struct proc *p,
 
 	DRM_LOCK();
 	priv = drm_find_file_by_proc(dev, p);
-	if (priv) {
-		priv->refs++;
-	} else {
+	if (!priv) {
 		priv = malloc(sizeof(*priv), DRM_MEM_FILES, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 		if (priv == NULL) {
 			DRM_UNLOCK();
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ int drm_open_helper(dev_t kdev, int flags, int fmt, struct proc *p,
 		priv->uid		= kauth_cred_getsvuid(p->p_cred);
 		priv->pid		= p->p_pid;
 
-		priv->refs		= 1;
 		priv->minor		= m;
 		priv->ioctl_count 	= 0;