diff --git a/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c b/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c
index 4850fdfe27f1..5a4b722b5045 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int __init test_gen_kprobe_cmd(void)
 	if (trace_event_file_is_valid(gen_kprobe_test))
 		gen_kprobe_test = NULL;
 	/* We got an error after creating the event, delete it */
-	ret = kprobe_event_delete("gen_kprobe_test");
+	kprobe_event_delete("gen_kprobe_test");
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int __init test_gen_kretprobe_cmd(void)
 	if (trace_event_file_is_valid(gen_kretprobe_test))
 		gen_kretprobe_test = NULL;
 	/* We got an error after creating the event, delete it */
-	ret = kprobe_event_delete("gen_kretprobe_test");
+	kprobe_event_delete("gen_kretprobe_test");
 	goto out;
 }