diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
index e61728b7339f..b4363f6d19b3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
@@ -607,7 +607,6 @@ static int wm8974_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 
 static int wm8974_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
-	struct wm8974_priv *wm8974 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	ret = snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io(codec, 7, 9, SND_SOC_I2C);