diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-traffic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
index f7a0d1d5885e..59e77e3086bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
@@ -1695,17 +1695,10 @@ exit:
  */
 void vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_free(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo, void *txdlh)
 {
-	struct __vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_priv *txdl_priv;
-	u32 max_frags;
 	struct __vxge_hw_channel *channel;
 
 	channel = &fifo->channel;
 
-	txdl_priv = __vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_priv(fifo,
-			(struct vxge_hw_fifo_txd *)txdlh);
-
-	max_frags = fifo->config->max_frags;
-
 	vxge_hw_channel_dtr_free(channel, txdlh);
 }