diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
index 299c15312acb8..3271f81a9c007 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ int intel_scu_ipc_dev_simple_command(struct intel_scu_ipc_dev *scu, int cmd,
 		mutex_unlock(&ipclock);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	scu = ipcdev;
 	cmdval = sub << 12 | cmd;
 	ipc_command(scu, cmdval);
 	err = intel_scu_ipc_check_status(scu);