diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c
index dffae61b517b..a7dd1578b2c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c
@@ -2556,8 +2556,6 @@ static void _rtl92e_pci_disconnect(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 			release_mem_region(pci_resource_start(pdev, 1),
 					pci_resource_len(pdev, 1));
 		}
-	} else {
-		priv = rtllib_priv(dev);
 	}
 
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);