diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh
index 33ddd01689be..88053f8dfd12 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh
@@ -551,10 +551,8 @@ do_drop_test()
 	local trigger=$1; shift
 	local subtest=$1; shift
 	local fetch_counter=$1; shift
-	local backlog
 	local base
 	local now
-	local pct
 
 	RET=0