diff --git a/tx.c b/tx.c
index 1e20afb70..25627e70b 100644
--- a/tx.c
+++ b/tx.c
@@ -504,14 +504,11 @@ mt76_txq_schedule_list(struct mt76_phy *phy, enum mt76_txq_id qid)
 
 void mt76_txq_schedule(struct mt76_phy *phy, enum mt76_txq_id qid)
 {
-	struct mt76_queue *q;
 	int len;
 
 	if (qid >= 4)
 		return;
 
-	q = phy->q_tx[qid];
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	do {