diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 8bbbba5b62363fb5bb40d8b4da830e0555296ebf..cbfb250af5aa36f6bdeecca14adbe16897eb3233 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(board_lock);
 struct spi_device *spi_alloc_device(struct spi_master *master)
 {
 	struct spi_device	*spi;
-	struct device		*dev = master->dev.parent;
 
 	if (!spi_master_get(master))
 		return NULL;