diff --git a/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp-st.c b/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp-st.c
index 5a32b54bbf3b..0bc7d26c660a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp-st.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp-st.c
@@ -142,11 +142,8 @@ static void omap_mcbsp_st_fir_write(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp, s16 *fir)
 
 static void omap_mcbsp_st_chgain(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 {
-	u16 w;
 	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
 
-	w = MCBSP_ST_READ(mcbsp, SSELCR);
-
 	MCBSP_ST_WRITE(mcbsp, SGAINCR, ST_CH0GAIN(st_data->ch0gain) |
 		       ST_CH1GAIN(st_data->ch1gain));
 }