diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c
index 66237bc44033..0809b1ec1171 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra20_spdif.c
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ static int tegra20_spdif_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int tegra20_spdif_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct tegra20_spdif *spdif = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
-
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
 		tegra20_spdif_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);