diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index 34d75926b84322a21b18aefeca361cc54da6ac22..424c2d4265c90cca5a484f2d5ae0ab587550e454 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static struct k_itimer *__posix_timers_find(struct hlist_head *head,
 					    struct signal_struct *sig,
 					    timer_t id)
 {
-	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct k_itimer *timer;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(timer, head, t_hash) {