diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index b5f940ce0143ba061a183db0df3ef0dc17f57c72..d2984e9fcf0845383279524f317d03582d6c19af 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ static void cgwb_bdi_unregister(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
  */
 void wb_memcg_offline(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 {
-	LIST_HEAD(to_destroy);
 	struct list_head *memcg_cgwb_list = mem_cgroup_cgwb_list(memcg);
 	struct bdi_writeback *wb, *next;
 
@@ -764,7 +763,6 @@ void wb_memcg_offline(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
  */
 void wb_blkcg_offline(struct blkcg *blkcg)
 {
-	LIST_HEAD(to_destroy);
 	struct bdi_writeback *wb, *next;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&cgwb_lock);