diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c
index 615e44af1ca6..11aad97dfca8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c
@@ -2166,7 +2166,6 @@ qla82xx_poll(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha;
 	struct rsp_que *rsp;
 	struct device_reg_82xx __iomem *reg;
-	int status = 0;
 	uint32_t stat;
 	uint32_t host_int = 0;
 	uint16_t mb[8];
@@ -2195,7 +2194,6 @@ qla82xx_poll(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		case 0x10:
 		case 0x11:
 			qla82xx_mbx_completion(vha, MSW(stat));
-			status |= MBX_INTERRUPT;
 			break;
 		case 0x12:
 			mb[0] = MSW(stat);