diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 9f3a884d15903fd9012c01b5eee802e02f9f709e..097bbe9857a55f9ce3b41d07a834c197639469d1 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *fq_codel_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	struct fq_codel_flow *flow;
 	struct list_head *head;
 	u32 prev_drop_count, prev_ecn_mark;
-	unsigned int prev_backlog;
 
 begin:
 	head = &q->new_flows;
@@ -307,7 +306,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *fq_codel_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 
 	prev_drop_count = q->cstats.drop_count;
 	prev_ecn_mark = q->cstats.ecn_mark;
-	prev_backlog = sch->qstats.backlog;
 
 	skb = codel_dequeue(sch, &sch->qstats.backlog, &q->cparams,
 			    &flow->cvars, &q->cstats, qdisc_pkt_len,