diff --git a/sql/sql_delete.cc b/sql/sql_delete.cc
index 1735a5ac863ca..7b0572dbc78db 100644
--- a/sql/sql_delete.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_delete.cc
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ bool mysql_delete(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list, COND *conds,
       DBUG_RETURN(true);
     }
 
-    TABLE *table= table_list->table;
-    DBUG_ASSERT(table);
+    DBUG_ASSERT(table_list->table);
 
     DBUG_ASSERT(!conds || thd->stmt_arena->is_stmt_execute());