diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index 0ffe4e101c56..15c070cc695f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -960,14 +960,11 @@ static void dss_ovl_setup_fifo(struct omap_overlay *ovl,
 		bool use_fifo_merge)
 {
 	struct ovl_priv_data *op = get_ovl_priv(ovl);
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
 	u32 fifo_low, fifo_high;
 
 	if (!op->enabled && !op->enabling)
 		return;
 
-	dssdev = ovl->manager->device;
-
 	dispc_ovl_compute_fifo_thresholds(ovl->id, &fifo_low, &fifo_high,
 			use_fifo_merge);