diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
index dfce2fa20adf..206d3f9dd83d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ static int dw_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	/* Only alloc on first setup */
 	chip = spi_get_ctldata(spi);
 	if (!chip) {
-		struct dw_spi *dws = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi->controller);
 		u32 rx_sample_dly_ns;
 
 		chip = kzalloc_obj(*chip);