del_timer(&hif_drv->scan_timer);
                        PRINT_D(HOSTINF_DBG, "scan completed successfully\n");
 
-                       if (!wilc_wlan_get_num_conn_ifcs(wilc_dev))
+                       if (!wilc_wlan_get_num_conn_ifcs(wilc))
                                wilc_chip_sleep_manually(wilc);
 
                        Handle_ScanDone(msg.drv, SCAN_EVENT_DONE);
 
 static struct net_device_stats *mac_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 static int  mac_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *req, int cmd);
 static void wilc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev);
-struct wilc *wilc_dev;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wilc_dev);
 
 bool wilc_enable_ps = true;
 
 
        sema_init(&close_exit_sync, 0);
 
-       wl = kzalloc(sizeof(*wilc_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+       wl = kzalloc(sizeof(*wl), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!wl)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
                nic->iftype = STATION_MODE;
                nic->mac_opened = 0;
        }
-       wilc_dev = *wilc = wl;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 int wilc1000_wlan_init(struct net_device *dev, perInterface_wlan_t *p_nic);
 
-extern struct wilc *wilc_dev;
 extern struct net_device *WILC_WFI_devs[];
 void wilc_frmw_to_linux(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *buff, u32 size, u32 pkt_offset);
 void wilc_mac_indicate(struct wilc *wilc, int flag);