diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/base.c b/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/base.c
index 793a6e6..3e7f7da 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/base.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/base.c
@@ -2337,11 +2337,8 @@ static int b4xxp_spanconfig(struct dahdi_span *span, struct dahdi_lineconfig *lc
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* if a sync src, put it in proper place */
-	b4->spans[span->offset].syncpos = lc->sync;
-	if (lc->sync) {
+	if (lc->sync)
 		b4->spans[lc->sync - 1].sync = span->spanno;
-	}
 
 	b4xxp_reset_span(bspan);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/wcb4xxp.h b/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/wcb4xxp.h
index 6e7f5fb..56dc93b 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/wcb4xxp.h
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/wcb4xxp/wcb4xxp.h
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ struct b4xxp_span {
 	unsigned char readchunk[WCB4XXP_CHANNELS_PER_SPAN * DAHDI_CHUNKSIZE];
 
 	int sync;				/* sync priority */
-	int syncpos;				/* sync priority */
 
 	int oldstate;				/* old state machine state */
 	int newalarm;				/* alarm to send to zaptel once alarm timer expires */