diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index 9900ca1d8eda3dd5b805c5c1bb027eab210c5d48..86a912283134c9424715b003ec459ba47bd1e697 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -691,10 +691,8 @@ static void atl1e_cal_ring_size(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter, u32 *ring_size)
 
 static void atl1e_init_ring_resources(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct atl1e_tx_ring *tx_ring = NULL;
 	struct atl1e_rx_ring *rx_ring = NULL;
 
-	tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring;
 	rx_ring = &adapter->rx_ring;
 
 	rx_ring->real_page_size = adapter->rx_ring.page_size