diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index 5ec3f5a43718741021ccab9af44daecf61b7c3ce..28fba5b3625edd61ffb9667b11cd18d280345419 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void kim_int_recv(struct kim_data_s *kim_gdata,
 	const unsigned char *data, long count)
 {
 	const unsigned char *ptr;
-	int len = 0, type = 0;
+	int len = 0;
 	unsigned char *plen;
 
 	pr_debug("%s", __func__);
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ static void kim_int_recv(struct kim_data_s *kim_gdata,
 		case 0x04:
 			kim_gdata->rx_state = ST_W4_HEADER;
 			kim_gdata->rx_count = 2;
-			type = *ptr;
 			break;
 		default:
 			pr_info("unknown packet");