diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/cs89x0.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/cs89x0.c
index 2d30972df06b41de8a281b0d77c751eb75430531..c9aebcde403a536096244688761433b76d03bd88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/cs89x0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/cs89x0.c
@@ -1844,15 +1844,12 @@ cleanup_module(void)
 static int __init cs89x0_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct net_local));
-	struct net_local *lp;
 	void __iomem *virt_addr;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-
 	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (dev->irq <= 0) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "interrupt resource missing\n");