diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/parameter_send.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/parameter_send.cc
index 38b64c3fcd1aaf6d6baecb0e2e08f379351d0c20..efe094fd1fdf673f2c90844a5e7526489165cd7c 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/parameter_send.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/parameter_send.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ void ParameterSend<T>::operator()(const std::string &var_name,
 
   platform::DeviceContextPool &pool = platform::DeviceContextPool::Instance();
   auto &cpu_ctx = *pool.Get(platform::CPUPlace());
-  auto &actual_ctx = *pool.Get(ctx.GetPlace());
 
   distributed::RPCClient *rpc_client =
       distributed::RPCClient::GetInstance<RPCCLIENT_T>(