diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index f2ce88d65f90..56e523774049 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -2750,12 +2750,9 @@ static void relink_file_extents(struct new_sa_defrag_extent *new)
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
 	struct sa_defrag_extent_backref *backref;
 	struct sa_defrag_extent_backref *prev = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode;
 	struct rb_node *node;
 	int ret;
 
-	inode = new->inode;
-
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return;