diff --git a/net/mac80211/spectmgmt.c b/net/mac80211/spectmgmt.c
index efeba56c913bae0d7284bfc74862599a2ad2298b..06e6ac8cc693dcff9420f859e5cc8584b2592570 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/spectmgmt.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/spectmgmt.c
@@ -34,19 +34,15 @@ int ieee80211_parse_ch_switch_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def new_vht_chandef = {};
 	const struct ieee80211_sec_chan_offs_ie *sec_chan_offs;
 	const struct ieee80211_wide_bw_chansw_ie *wide_bw_chansw_ie;
-	const struct ieee80211_ht_operation *ht_oper;
 	int secondary_channel_offset = -1;
 
 	sec_chan_offs = elems->sec_chan_offs;
 	wide_bw_chansw_ie = elems->wide_bw_chansw_ie;
-	ht_oper = elems->ht_operation;
 
 	if (sta_flags & (IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_HT |
 			 IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_40MHZ)) {
 		sec_chan_offs = NULL;
 		wide_bw_chansw_ie = NULL;
-		/* only used for bandwidth here */
-		ht_oper = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (sta_flags & IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_VHT)