diff --git a/sys/dev/ppbus/ppi.c b/sys/dev/ppbus/ppi.c
index 18e2104d803..3c467f10c05 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ppbus/ppi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ppbus/ppi.c
@@ -149,13 +149,9 @@ ppi_identify(driver_t *driver, device_t parent)
 static int
 ppi_probe(device_t dev)
 {
-	struct ppi_data *ppi;
-
 	/* probe is always ok */
 	device_set_desc(dev, "Parallel I/O");
 
-	ppi = DEVTOSOFTC(dev);
-
 	return (0);
 }