diff --git a/drivers/nfc/microread/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/microread/i2c.c
index 661e2c8143c4..daf352597ef8 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/microread/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/microread/i2c.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ flush:
 static irqreturn_t microread_i2c_irq_thread_fn(int irq, void *phy_id)
 {
 	struct microread_i2c_phy *phy = phy_id;
-	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	int r;
 
@@ -220,8 +219,6 @@ static irqreturn_t microread_i2c_irq_thread_fn(int irq, void *phy_id)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
-	client = phy->i2c_dev;
-
 	if (phy->hard_fault != 0)
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;