diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 8bc1ffa04ec2..f8c2919bcec0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2951,12 +2951,9 @@ static int igb_xmit_frame_ring_adv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct igb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	unsigned int first;
 	unsigned int tx_flags = 0;
-	unsigned int len;
 	u8 hdr_len = 0;
 	int tso = 0;
 
-	len = skb_headlen(skb);
-
 	if (test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;