diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d941c97dfbc3..c242944f5cbd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8839,7 +8839,6 @@ int alloc_fair_sched_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent)
 {
 	struct sched_entity *se;
 	struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq;
-	struct rq *rq;
 	int i;
 
 	tg->cfs_rq = kzalloc(sizeof(cfs_rq) * nr_cpu_ids, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -8854,8 +8853,6 @@ int alloc_fair_sched_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent)
 	init_cfs_bandwidth(tg_cfs_bandwidth(tg));
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-		rq = cpu_rq(i);
-
 		cfs_rq = kzalloc_node(sizeof(struct cfs_rq),
 				      GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(i));
 		if (!cfs_rq)