diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/deprecated/tm6000/tm6000-video.c b/drivers/staging/media/deprecated/tm6000/tm6000-video.c
index d855a19551f3..e06ed21edbdd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/deprecated/tm6000/tm6000-video.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/deprecated/tm6000/tm6000-video.c
@@ -916,8 +916,6 @@ static int vidioc_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	field = f->fmt.pix.field;
-
 	field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
 
 	tm6000_get_std_res(dev);