diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal b/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal
index c94bc9389..16636c2a7 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal
@@ -3507,8 +3507,6 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q2_K_f32_impl(
     float yl[32];
     float sumf[N_DST]={0.f}, all_sum;
 
-    const int step = nb01;
-
     const int ix = tiisg/8;  // 0...3
     const int it = tiisg%8;  // 0...7
     const int iq = it/4;     // 0 or 1
@@ -3553,9 +3551,9 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q2_K_f32_impl(
                                  (acc1[3] + 1.f/256.f * acc2[3]) * (sc[6] & 0xF) * 1.f/64.f) -
                          dmin * (sumy[0] * (sc[0] & 0xF0) + sumy[1] * (sc[2] & 0xF0) + sumy[2] * (sc[4] & 0xF0) + sumy[3] * (sc[6] & 0xF0));
 
-            qs += step/2;
-            sc += step;
-            dh += step/2;
+            qs += nb01/2;
+            sc += nb01;
+            dh += nb01/2;
         }
 
         y4 += 4 * QK_K;
@@ -3678,8 +3676,6 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q3_K_f32_impl(
     const int q_offset = 32*ip + l0;
     const int y_offset = 128*ip + 32*il + l0;
 
-    const int step = nb01 / 2;
-
     device const float * y1 = yy + ix*QK_K + y_offset;
 
     uint32_t scales32, aux32;
@@ -3741,10 +3737,10 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q3_K_f32_impl(
             sumf1[row] += d1 * (scales[1] - 32);
             sumf2[row] += d2 * (scales[3] - 32);
 
-            q  += step;
-            h  += step;
-            a  += step;
-            dh += step;
+            q  += nb01/2;
+            h  += nb01/2;
+            a  += nb01/2;
+            dh += nb01/2;
         }
 
         y1 += 4 * QK_K;
@@ -3844,8 +3840,6 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q4_K_f32_impl(
     float yh[16];
     float sumf[N_DST]={0.f}, all_sum;
 
-    const int step = nb01 / 2;
-
     device const float * y4 = y + ix * QK_K + 64 * iq + 8 * ir;
 
     uint16_t sc16[4];
@@ -3893,9 +3887,9 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q4_K_f32_impl(
                                  (acc2[2] + 1.f/256.f * acc2[3]) * sc8[5] * 1.f/16.f) -
                          dmin * (sumy[0] * sc8[2] + sumy[1] * sc8[3] + sumy[2] * sc8[6] + sumy[3] * sc8[7]);
 
-            q1 += step;
-            sc += step;
-            dh += step;
+            q1 += nb01/2;
+            sc += nb01/2;
+            dh += nb01/2;
         }
 
         y4 += 4 * QK_K;
@@ -3982,8 +3976,6 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q5_K_f32_impl(
 
     float sumf[2]={0.f};
 
-    const int step = nb01;
-
     float yl[16], yh[16];
 
     const uint16_t kmask1 = 0x3f3f;
@@ -4054,10 +4046,10 @@ void kernel_mul_mv_q5_K_f32_impl(
                                  sc8[5] * (acc1[3]/16.f + 16.f*acc2[3])) -
                          dmin * (sumy[0] * sc8[2] + sumy[1] * sc8[3] + sumy[2] * sc8[6] + sumy[3] * sc8[7]);
 
-            q1 += step;
-            qh += step;
-            dh += step/2;
-            a  += step/2;
+            q1 += nb01;
+            qh += nb01;
+            dh += nb01/2;
+            a  += nb01/2;
         }
 
         y1 += 4 * QK_K;