diff --git a/drivers/atm/zatm.c b/drivers/atm/zatm.c
index a8d2eb0ceb8d..1e41cfbb3708 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/zatm.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/zatm.c
@@ -1385,14 +1385,12 @@ static void zatm_close(struct atm_vcc *vcc)
 
 static int zatm_open(struct atm_vcc *vcc)
 {
-	struct zatm_dev *zatm_dev;
 	struct zatm_vcc *zatm_vcc;
 	short vpi = vcc->vpi;
 	int vci = vcc->vci;
 	int error;
 
 	DPRINTK(">zatm_open\n");
-	zatm_dev = ZATM_DEV(vcc->dev);
 	if (!test_bit(ATM_VF_PARTIAL,&vcc->flags))
 		vcc->dev_data = NULL;
 	if (vci != ATM_VPI_UNSPEC && vpi != ATM_VCI_UNSPEC)