diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 0cd54a59153586dc55a6a20fce6617f84b05dd6d..e359f841c07bc3df86ae029bf860a7830d4d208e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -977,7 +977,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_cleanup_cmd);
 blk_status_t nvme_setup_cmd(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct request *req,
 		struct nvme_command *cmd)
 {
-	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = nvme_req(req)->ctrl;
 	blk_status_t ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 
 	if (!(req->rq_flags & RQF_DONTPREP))