diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c
index 060aaf00caed..b5f8d8250aff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ void ionic_tx_flush(struct ionic_cq *cq)
 void ionic_tx_empty(struct ionic_queue *q)
 {
 	struct ionic_desc_info *desc_info;
-	int done = 0;
 
 	/* walk the not completed tx entries, if any */
 	while (q->head_idx != q->tail_idx) {
@@ -679,7 +678,6 @@ void ionic_tx_empty(struct ionic_queue *q)
 		ionic_tx_clean(q, desc_info, NULL, desc_info->cb_arg);
 		desc_info->cb = NULL;
 		desc_info->cb_arg = NULL;
-		done++;
 	}
 }