diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index cb38b8cf4c..a232ae0bcd 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -1082,8 +1082,6 @@ static void machine_initfn(Object *obj)
     ms->maxram_size = mc->default_ram_size;
 
     if (mc->nvdimm_supported) {
-        Object *obj = OBJECT(ms);
-
         ms->nvdimms_state = g_new0(NVDIMMState, 1);
         object_property_add_bool(obj, "nvdimm",
                                  machine_get_nvdimm, machine_set_nvdimm);