diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index bd71f0fc4e4b..20e70fd3f77f 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -524,8 +524,6 @@ void elv_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&q->sysfs_lock);
 
 	if (e && e->registered) {
-		struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
-
 		kobject_uevent(&e->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 		kobject_del(&e->kobj);