diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 1dfebe10d5d8dbdfab8c35a84fe965c3579463fd..3703a29022b6634a76fcc7fe1f8e3c41c4d53378 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2479,7 +2479,6 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int sh_eth_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	sh_mdio_release(ndev);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);