diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index 1b5d9af937df..bf12ba5dd223 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@
 static int ecryptfs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
-	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
 	int rc = 1;
 
 	if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry);
-	lower_mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry);
 	if (!lower_dentry->d_op || !lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)
 		goto out;
 	rc = lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(lower_dentry, flags);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index d45ba4568128..bfa52d2ef460 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	/* Private value of ecryptfs_dentry allocated in
 	 * ecryptfs_lookup() */
-	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct ecryptfs_file_info *file_info;
 
 	mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
 	mutex_lock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
 	if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED)) {