diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index 4f22e919787a..d80cce499a56 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@ static int write_sb_page(struct bitmap *bitmap, struct page *page, int wait)
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct mddev *mddev = bitmap->mddev;
 	struct bitmap_storage *store = &bitmap->storage;
-	int node_offset = 0;
-
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(bitmap->mddev))
-		node_offset = bitmap->cluster_slot * store->file_pages;
 
 	while ((rdev = next_active_rdev(rdev, mddev)) != NULL) {
 		int size = PAGE_SIZE;