diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index d08df435c2aa..72b6a44ea9de 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,6 @@ drop:
 static unsigned int
 ip_vs_out(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, unsigned int hooknum, struct sk_buff *skb, int af)
 {
-	struct net *net = ipvs->net;
 	struct ip_vs_iphdr iph;
 	struct ip_vs_protocol *pp;
 	struct ip_vs_proto_data *pd;