diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/surface3_spi.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/surface3_spi.c
index 731454599fcee..1da23e5585a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/surface3_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/surface3_spi.c
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ static void surface3_spi_report_touch(struct surface3_ts_data *ts_data,
 
 static void surface3_spi_process_touch(struct surface3_ts_data *ts_data, u8 *data)
 {
-	u16 timestamp;
 	unsigned int i;
-	timestamp = get_unaligned_le16(&data[15]);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 13; i++) {
 		struct surface3_ts_data_finger *finger;