diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/core.c
index eecf695c16f4..09e5bb013d28 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/core.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static struct notifier_block omap_dss_pm_notif_block = {
 
 static int __init omap_dss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_board_info *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	int r;
 
 	core.pdev = pdev;