diff --git a/io_uring/napi.c b/io_uring/napi.c
index 4fd6bb331e1e..a3dc3762008f 100644
--- a/io_uring/napi.c
+++ b/io_uring/napi.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ void io_napi_init(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 void io_napi_free(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct io_napi_entry *e;
-	LIST_HEAD(napi_list);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	spin_lock(&ctx->napi_lock);
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@ void __io_napi_busy_loop(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_wait_queue *iowq)
  */
 int io_napi_sqpoll_busy_poll(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	LIST_HEAD(napi_list);
 	bool is_stale = false;
 
 	if (!READ_ONCE(ctx->napi_busy_poll_dt))