diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 2aa23e7fc2ab..935b6b7bae73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static irqreturn_t valleyview_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	unsigned long irqflags;
 	int pipe;
 	u32 pipe_stats[I915_MAX_PIPES];
-	bool blc_event;
 
 	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
 
@@ -587,9 +586,6 @@ static irqreturn_t valleyview_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 			I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT);
 		}
 
-		if (pipe_stats[pipe] & PIPE_LEGACY_BLC_EVENT_STATUS)
-			blc_event = true;
-
 		if (pm_iir & GEN6_PM_DEFERRED_EVENTS)
 			gen6_queue_rps_work(dev_priv, pm_iir);