diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 7d64a27683d9..8e5003820aa7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1825,7 +1825,6 @@ int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 requested, u32 aflags)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (gfs2_rs_active(rs)) {
 		begin = rs->rs_rbm.rgd;
-		flags = 0; /* Yoda: Do or do not. There is no try */
 	} else if (ip->i_rgd && rgrp_contains_block(ip->i_rgd, ip->i_goal)) {
 		rs->rs_rbm.rgd = begin = ip->i_rgd;
 	} else {