diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 6df5223888f8..3e21e9fc9d91 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -2979,14 +2979,12 @@ qla2x00_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	set_bit(UNLOADING, &base_vha->dpc_flags);
 	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	while (ha->cur_vport_count) {
-		struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host;
-
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->vport_slock, flags);
 
 		BUG_ON(base_vha->list.next == &ha->vp_list);
 		/* This assumes first entry in ha->vp_list is always base vha */
 		vha = list_first_entry(&base_vha->list, scsi_qla_host_t, list);
-		scsi_host = scsi_host_get(vha->host);
+		scsi_host_get(vha->host);
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->vport_slock, flags);
 		mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);