diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index c34240819d92c..47dd137199014 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -10129,8 +10129,6 @@ lpfc_sli4_iocb2wqe(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *iocbq,
 		bf_set(wqe_ebde_cnt, &wqe->xmit_els_rsp.wqe_com, 0);
 		bf_set(wqe_rsp_temp_rpi, &wqe->xmit_els_rsp,
 		       phba->sli4_hba.rpi_ids[ndlp->nlp_rpi]);
-		pcmd = (uint32_t *) (((struct lpfc_dmabuf *)
-					iocbq->context2)->virt);
 		if (phba->fc_topology == LPFC_TOPOLOGY_LOOP) {
 				bf_set(els_rsp64_sp, &wqe->xmit_els_rsp, 1);
 				bf_set(els_rsp64_sid, &wqe->xmit_els_rsp,