diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
index ac678e9fb19abb67c8094919c98ad36a34579127..2b1df889d041a0b9cb7e70b92460476bee64e22f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
@@ -294,13 +294,10 @@ static int sdhci_acpi_sdio_probe_slot(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				      const char *hid, const char *uid)
 {
 	struct sdhci_acpi_host *c = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct sdhci_host *host;
 
 	if (!c || !c->host)
 		return 0;
 
-	host = c->host;
-
 	/* Platform specific code during sdio probe slot goes here */
 
 	return 0;