diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-queue.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-queue.c
index c862de31af9c..fabaed63df0c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-queue.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-queue.c
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ static int ipu6_isys_link_fmt_validate(struct ipu6_isys_queue *aq)
 		media_pad_remote_pad_first(av->vdev.entity.pads);
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
 	u32 r_stream, code;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!remote_pad)
 		return -ENOTCONN;
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-video.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-video.c
index e9dab8a709ef..3ac48d2076da 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys-video.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ int ipu6_isys_setup_video(struct ipu6_isys_video *av,
 	struct v4l2_subdev *remote_sd =
 		media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(remote_pad->entity);
 	struct ipu6_isys_subdev *asd = to_ipu6_isys_subdev(remote_sd);
-	struct media_pipeline *pipeline;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	*nr_queues = 0;
@@ -1216,11 +1215,7 @@ int ipu6_isys_setup_video(struct ipu6_isys_video *av,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	pipeline = media_entity_pipeline(&av->vdev.entity);
-	if (!pipeline)
-		ret = video_device_pipeline_alloc_start(&av->vdev);
-	else
-		ret = video_device_pipeline_start(&av->vdev, pipeline);
+	ret = video_device_pipeline_alloc_start(&av->vdev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "media pipeline start failed\n");
 		return ret;