diff --git a/board/amirix/ap1000/flash.c b/board/amirix/ap1000/flash.c
index 1e742e5275..bf8877ec6a 100644
--- a/board/amirix/ap1000/flash.c
+++ b/board/amirix/ap1000/flash.c
@@ -774,12 +774,9 @@ static ulong flash_get_size (ulong base, int banknum)
 static int flash_write_cfiword (flash_info_t * info, ulong dest,
 				cfiword_t cword)
 {
-
-	cfiptr_t ctladdr;
 	cfiptr_t cptr;
 	int flag;
 
-	ctladdr.cp = flash_make_addr (info, 0, 0);
 	cptr.cp = (uchar *) dest;
 
 	/* Check if Flash is (sufficiently) erased */