diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 19fbc810e8e7..1ec952b1f036 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ static int flush_older_commits(struct super_block *s,
 
 static int reiserfs_async_progress_wait(struct super_block *s)
 {
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	struct reiserfs_journal *j = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&j->j_async_throttle)) {