diff --git a/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_edma.c b/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_edma.c
index 5ebbc24ed4..b1413dece1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_edma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_edma.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ struct imxrt_edma_s
   /* This array describes each DMA channel */
 
   struct imxrt_dmach_s dmach[IMXRT_EDMA_NCHANNELS];
-  spinlock_t lock;                /* Spinlock */
 };
 
 /****************************************************************************