diff --git a/src/drivers/net/atl1e.c b/src/drivers/net/atl1e.c
index d1ee064c..e4dd5c97 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/atl1e.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/atl1e.c
@@ -319,11 +319,7 @@ static void atl1e_cal_ring_size(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter, u32 *ring_size)
 
 static void atl1e_init_ring_resources(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct atl1e_tx_ring *tx_ring = NULL;
-	struct atl1e_rx_ring *rx_ring = NULL;
-
-	tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring;
-	rx_ring = &adapter->rx_ring;
+	struct atl1e_rx_ring *rx_ring = &adapter->rx_ring;
 
 	rx_ring->real_page_size = adapter->rx_ring.page_size
 				 + MAX_FRAME_SIZE