diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
index 2b36aa037ce03..44517fb5c0ded 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ nfsd4_cb_layout_done(struct nfsd4_callback *cb, struct rpc_task *task)
 	struct nfsd_net *nn;
 	ktime_t now, cutoff;
 	const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *ops;
-	LIST_HEAD(reaplist);
 
 
 	switch (task->tk_status) {