diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dnet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dnet.c
index db98274501a0..3143df9a398c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dnet.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t dnet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	struct dnet *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 tx_status, irq_enable;
-	unsigned int len, i, tx_cmd, wrsz;
+	unsigned int i, tx_cmd, wrsz;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int *bufp;
 
@@ -518,9 +518,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t dnet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	       skb->len, skb->head, skb->data);
 	dnet_print_skb(skb);
 
-	/* frame size (words) */
-	len = (skb->len + 3) >> 2;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 
 	tx_status = dnet_readl(bp, TX_STATUS);