diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index d7eb77e1e3a8..71d9ed9df8da 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ int rescan_partitions(struct gendisk *disk, struct block_device *bdev)
 	/* add partitions */
 	for (p = 1; p < state->limit; p++) {
 		sector_t size, from;
-		struct partition_meta_info *info = NULL;
 
 		size = state->parts[p].size;
 		if (!size)
@@ -530,8 +529,6 @@ int rescan_partitions(struct gendisk *disk, struct block_device *bdev)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (state->parts[p].has_info)
-			info = &state->parts[p].info;
 		part = add_partition(disk, p, from, size,
 				     state->parts[p].flags,
 				     &state->parts[p].info);