diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
index 35923a998..49d55832d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ static struct inode *ubifs_findfile(struct super_block *sb, const char *filename
 		return ubifs_iget(sb, 1);
 
 	for (;;) {
-		struct ubifs_inode *ui;
-
 		/* Extract the actual part from the pathname.  */
 		next = strchr(name, '/');
 		if (next) {
@@ -257,8 +255,6 @@ static struct inode *ubifs_findfile(struct super_block *sb, const char *filename
 		if (!inode)
 			break;
 
-		ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
-
 		/*
 		 * Check if directory with this name exists
 		 */