diff --git a/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c b/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c
index c5f0d936b003..fecc28a73b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c
@@ -788,13 +788,10 @@ static int serdev_remove_device(struct device *dev, void *data)
  */
 void serdev_controller_remove(struct serdev_controller *ctrl)
 {
-	int dummy;
-
 	if (!ctrl)
 		return;
 
-	dummy = device_for_each_child(&ctrl->dev, NULL,
-				      serdev_remove_device);
+	device_for_each_child(&ctrl->dev, NULL, serdev_remove_device);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&ctrl->dev);
 	device_del(&ctrl->dev);
 }