diff --git a/drivers/edac/i5100_edac.c b/drivers/edac/i5100_edac.c
index 251f2b692785d8729d2c48e35a663dacffdadf4e..12bebecb203bda114a3c9c918fed7c4713f41297 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/i5100_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/i5100_edac.c
@@ -713,7 +713,6 @@ static int i5100_read_spd_byte(const struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 {
 	struct i5100_priv *priv = mci->pvt_info;
 	u16 w;
-	unsigned long et;
 
 	pci_read_config_word(priv->mc, I5100_SPDDATA, &w);
 	if (i5100_spddata_busy(w))
@@ -724,7 +723,6 @@ static int i5100_read_spd_byte(const struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 						   0, 0));
 
 	/* wait up to 100ms */
-	et = jiffies + HZ / 10;
 	udelay(100);
 	while (1) {
 		pci_read_config_word(priv->mc, I5100_SPDDATA, &w);