diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
index 58435589b21..d03ec1cd97d 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static int
 rte_fslmc_scan(void)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int device_count = 0;
 	char fslmc_dirpath[PATH_MAX];
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *entry;
@@ -337,7 +336,6 @@ rte_fslmc_scan(void)
 			/* Error in parsing directory - exit gracefully */
 			goto scan_fail_cleanup;
 		}
-		device_count += 1;
 	}
 
 	closedir(dir);