diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index c3aad685bbc036cc2f03672085aedd9dc9c8fb86..12dd190634ab3e0617ac260133818523f142f8a2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@ static int alarm_clock_get(clockid_t which_clock, struct timespec *tp)
 static int alarm_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer)
 {
 	enum  alarmtimer_type type;
-	struct alarm_base *base;
 
 	if (!alarmtimer_get_rtcdev())
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
@@ -551,7 +550,6 @@ static int alarm_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	type = clock2alarm(new_timer->it_clock);
-	base = &alarm_bases[type];
 	alarm_init(&new_timer->it.alarm.alarmtimer, type, alarm_handle_timer);
 	return 0;
 }