diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_wm_surface_state.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_wm_surface_state.c
index a200468ac2a..f51789799e7 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_wm_surface_state.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_wm_surface_state.c
@@ -1327,8 +1327,6 @@ upload_buffer_surface(struct brw_context *brw,
                       enum isl_format format,
                       unsigned reloc_flags)
 {
-   struct gl_context *ctx = &brw->ctx;
-
    if (!binding->BufferObject) {
       emit_null_surface_state(brw, NULL, out_offset);
    } else {