diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 6d448b4c6d..5c52d85901 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ class BBCooker:
 
     def collect_bbfiles( self ):
         """Collect all available .bb build files"""
-        parsed, cached, skipped, masked = 0, 0, 0, 0
+        masked = 0
 
         collectlog.debug(1, "collecting .bb files")