diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index f92c0a88c4ad..67e84939b758 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,6 @@ static void cleanup_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, int err)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = trans->fs_info;
 	struct btrfs_transaction *cur_trans = trans->transaction;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 	WARN_ON(refcount_read(&trans->use_count) > 1);