diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 44c375a1edbb961d813cb22826b27ef53aecf42c..9666c7bf43791c27406970d57850771243b86cc5 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -990,7 +990,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_cleanup_cmd);
 blk_status_t nvme_setup_cmd(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct request *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = nvme_req(req)->cmd;
-	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = nvme_req(req)->ctrl;
 	blk_status_t ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 
 	if (!(req->rq_flags & RQF_DONTPREP))