diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
index ecc1a853f48d4225b72ea0dd7299c64e450653c1..03f1026ad14841f902f40aa61c8bbcbd1af46eb9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
@@ -439,8 +439,6 @@ void play_dead(void)
 	pr_debug("CPU%d going offline\n", cpu);
 
 	if (cpu_has_mipsmt || cpu_has_vp) {
-		core = cpu_core(&cpu_data[cpu]);
-
 		/* Look for another online VPE within the core */
 		for_each_online_cpu(cpu_death_sibling) {
 			if (!cpus_are_siblings(cpu, cpu_death_sibling))