diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index a2df12b79f8e..9bec940330a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -3568,7 +3568,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_cpu_policers_set(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
 			burst_size = 7;
 			break;
 		case MLXSW_REG_HTGT_TRAP_GROUP_SP_IP2ME:
-			is_bytes = true;
 			rate = 4 * 1024;
 			burst_size = 4;
 			break;