diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 5db5a8d26811..15533b792397 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -656,8 +656,6 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires,
 
 	debug_activate(timer, expires);
 
-	new_base = __get_cpu_var(tvec_bases);
-
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)