diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
index 0cdc48f9cfbf..8efd14e683dc 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
@@ -417,8 +417,6 @@ out:
 
 int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq)
 {
-	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
-	struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
 	struct nvm_rq rqd;
 	int ret = NVM_IO_OK;