diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 1e3129f12f84c5a233e1cbe76d3587fb0d8030f2..53cec46763f00c12036f9a912110f51e8b8e3642 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -3560,15 +3560,11 @@ int rtw_wdev_alloc(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct device *dev)
 
 void rtw_wdev_free(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 {
-	struct rtw_wdev_priv *pwdev_priv;
-
 	DBG_8723A("%s(wdev =%p)\n", __func__, wdev);
 
 	if (!wdev)
 		return;
 
-	pwdev_priv = wdev_to_priv(wdev);
-
 	kfree(wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ]);
 	kfree(wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ]);