diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
index cd1ba9637c015a548ba988536cbe74ec3da45255..1fe676c7aead74ca16f9f0a9822ff0eb6d8f9a7c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
@@ -669,8 +669,6 @@ SOC_SINGLE_TLV("DSP2 EQ B5 Volume", WM8996_DSP2_RX_EQ_GAINS_2, 6, 31, 0,
 static int bg_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		    struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int event)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = w->codec;
-	struct wm8996_priv *wm8996 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	switch (event) {