diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 61e93a31898368f6a58a51c6fcb9c4d4269eac5b..839b5244e3b7e17767fc69bc610ac7c9a487c7fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -615,12 +615,8 @@ void speculation_ctrl_update_current(void)
 
 void __switch_to_xtra(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *prev, *next;
 	unsigned long tifp, tifn;
 
-	prev = &prev_p->thread;
-	next = &next_p->thread;
-
 	tifn = READ_ONCE(task_thread_info(next_p)->flags);
 	tifp = READ_ONCE(task_thread_info(prev_p)->flags);