diff --git a/kernel/sched/debug.c b/kernel/sched/debug.c
index 01217fb5a5de9bd007506020cffb5052ab3abba8..2f93e4a2d9f623915d0023f9b3a7d8b7d7b95cf7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/debug.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/debug.c
@@ -466,8 +466,6 @@ static char *task_group_path(struct task_group *tg)
 }
 #endif
 
-static const char stat_nam[] = TASK_STATE_TO_CHAR_STR;
-
 static void
 print_task(struct seq_file *m, struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 {