diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 941afad92121..6077a87d46f0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -3714,7 +3714,6 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_set_flags(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u16 flags,
 {
 	struct batadv_hashtable *hash = bat_priv->tt.local_hash;
 	struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common_entry;
-	u16 changed_num = 0;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	u32 i;
 
@@ -3736,7 +3735,6 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_set_flags(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u16 flags,
 					continue;
 				tt_common_entry->flags &= ~flags;
 			}
-			changed_num++;
 
 			if (!count)
 				continue;