diff --git a/drivers/tee/tee_core.c b/drivers/tee/tee_core.c
index 613fc91cda46..5e7ac6866051 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/tee_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/tee_core.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ out:
 int tee_session_calc_client_uuid(uuid_t *uuid, u32 connection_method,
 				 const u8 connection_data[TEE_IOCTL_UUID_LEN])
 {
-	const char *application_id = NULL;
 	gid_t ns_grp = (gid_t)-1;
 	kgid_t grp = INVALID_GID;
 	char *name = NULL;