diff --git a/lib/bdev.py b/lib/bdev.py
index c79e1c706a4dd24cccfc72f524cb0e2d0f71cabb..c0608dc9cd533c4552f91d6b91572985f3e853f5 100644
--- a/lib/bdev.py
+++ b/lib/bdev.py
@@ -1560,7 +1560,6 @@ class DRBD8(BaseDRBD):
   valid size and is zeroed on create.
 
   """
-  _DRBD_MAJOR = 147
   _MAX_MINORS = 255
   _PARSE_SHOW = None