diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 14db09e2fa8b1cde0759eb19fd9c4544899168ee..892d196f17accfffc4996f830e02ea74d777c415 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -4107,7 +4107,6 @@ static inline int igb_maybe_stop_tx(struct igb_ring *tx_ring, int size)
 netdev_tx_t igb_xmit_frame_ring_adv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct igb_ring *tx_ring)
 {
-	struct igb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(tx_ring->netdev);
 	int tso = 0, count;
 	u32 tx_flags = 0;
 	u16 first;