diff --git a/asoc/msm-transcode-loopback-q6-v2.c b/asoc/msm-transcode-loopback-q6-v2.c
index d83249b20fef..74dddf32266f 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-transcode-loopback-q6-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-transcode-loopback-q6-v2.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/* Copyright (c) 2017-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2017-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 #define APP_TYPE_CONFIG_IDX_SAMPLE_RATE 2
 #define APP_TYPE_CONFIG_IDX_BE_ID 3
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(transcode_loopback_session_lock);
-
 struct msm_transcode_audio_effects {
 	struct bass_boost_params bass_boost;
 	struct pbe_params pbe;