diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/pci/virtio_pci_legacy.c b/sys/dev/virtio/pci/virtio_pci_legacy.c
index 8de23f05289..16627ed00e9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/pci/virtio_pci_legacy.c
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/pci/virtio_pci_legacy.c
@@ -654,11 +654,8 @@ static int
 vtpci_legacy_register_msix(struct vtpci_legacy_softc *sc, int offset,
     struct vtpci_interrupt *intr)
 {
-	device_t dev;
 	uint16_t vector;
 
-	dev = sc->vtpci_dev;
-
 	if (intr != NULL) {
 		/* Map from guest rid to host vector. */
 		vector = intr->vti_rid - 1;