diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/spear_adc.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/spear_adc.c
index 657e01bd733c..fc99598b532a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/spear_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/spear_adc.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ static int spear_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			  long mask)
 {
 	struct spear_adc_info *info = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u32 scale_mv;
 	u32 status;
 
 	switch (mask) {