diff --git a/sound/soc/ti/davinci-i2s.c b/sound/soc/ti/davinci-i2s.c
index 578b4ae28b71..a2c7c812ea50 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ti/davinci-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ti/davinci-i2s.c
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ static int davinci_i2s_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
-	mcbsp_word_length = asp_word_length[fmt];
 
 	switch (master) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_BP_FP: