diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-error.c b/net/rxrpc/ar-error.c
index d4d1ae2..5d6b572 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-error.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-error.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 	struct rxrpc_transport *trans =
 		container_of(work, struct rxrpc_transport, error_handler);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int local, err;
+	int err;
 
 	_enter("");
 
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
 
 	switch (ee->ee_origin) {
 	case SO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP:
-		local = 0;
 		switch (ee->ee_type) {
 		case ICMP_DEST_UNREACH:
 			switch (ee->ee_code) {
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@
 	case SO_EE_ORIGIN_LOCAL:
 		_proto("Rx Received local error { error=%d }",
 		       ee->ee_errno);
-		local = 1;
 		break;
 
 	case SO_EE_ORIGIN_NONE:
@@ -215,7 +213,6 @@
 	default:
 		_proto("Rx Received error report { orig=%u }",
 		       ee->ee_origin);
-		local = 0;
 		break;
 	}