diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index b7b2c14fd9e1..d38aa74b3814 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -2955,11 +2955,6 @@ await_fence_array(struct i915_execbuffer *eb,
 	int err;
 
 	for (n = 0; n < eb->num_fences; n++) {
-		struct drm_syncobj *syncobj;
-		unsigned int flags;
-
-		syncobj = ptr_unpack_bits(eb->fences[n].syncobj, &flags, 2);
-
 		if (!eb->fences[n].dma_fence)
 			continue;