diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 4735defc46ee..77b10f45a3da 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -870,8 +870,6 @@ static long do_splice_to(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 			 struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
 			 unsigned int flags)
 {
-	ssize_t (*splice_read)(struct file *, loff_t *,
-			       struct pipe_inode_info *, size_t, unsigned int);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(!(in->f_mode & FMODE_READ)))
@@ -885,11 +883,8 @@ static long do_splice_to(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 		len = MAX_RW_COUNT;
 
 	if (in->f_op->splice_read)
-		splice_read = in->f_op->splice_read;
-	else
-		splice_read = default_file_splice_read;
-
-	return splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
+		return in->f_op->splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
+	return default_file_splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
 }
 
 /**