diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
index 4daa1ce8cba3..74be3c809225 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
@@ -5493,13 +5493,11 @@ err_powerdown:
 static void b43_one_core_detach(struct b43_bus_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct b43_wldev *wldev;
-	struct b43_wl *wl;
 
 	/* Do not cancel ieee80211-workqueue based work here.
 	 * See comment in b43_remove(). */
 
 	wldev = b43_bus_get_wldev(dev);
-	wl = wldev->wl;
 	b43_debugfs_remove_device(wldev);
 	b43_wireless_core_detach(wldev);
 	list_del(&wldev->list);