diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/sort.c b/usr.bin/sort/sort.c
index e4015790572..7f5b3e839b7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/sort.c
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/sort.c
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ set_hw_params(void)
 {
 	long pages, psize;
 
-	pages = psize = 0;
-
 #if defined(SORT_THREADS)
 	ncpu = 1;
 #endif