diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
index be732e5ead75..edfffc9699ba 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
@@ -447,15 +447,12 @@ static int vmci_host_do_alloc_queuepair(struct vmci_host_dev *vmci_host_dev,
 	struct vmci_handle handle;
 	int vmci_status;
 	int __user *retptr;
-	u32 cid;
 
 	if (vmci_host_dev->ct_type != VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT) {
 		vmci_ioctl_err("only valid for contexts\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	cid = vmci_ctx_get_id(vmci_host_dev->context);
-
 	if (vmci_host_dev->user_version < VMCI_VERSION_NOVMVM) {
 		struct vmci_qp_alloc_info_vmvm alloc_info;
 		struct vmci_qp_alloc_info_vmvm __user *info = uptr;