diff --git a/sound/sh/sh_dac_audio.c b/sound/sh/sh_dac_audio.c
index ed877a138965..7c46494466ff 100644
--- a/sound/sh/sh_dac_audio.c
+++ b/sound/sh/sh_dac_audio.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ static int snd_sh_dac_pcm_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	/* channel is not used (interleaved data) */
 	struct snd_sh_dac *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	if (copy_from_user_toio(chip->data_buffer + pos, src, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ static int snd_sh_dac_pcm_copy_kernel(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	/* channel is not used (interleaved data) */
 	struct snd_sh_dac *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	memcpy_toio(chip->data_buffer + pos, src, count);
 	chip->buffer_end = chip->data_buffer + pos + count;
@@ -214,7 +212,6 @@ static int snd_sh_dac_pcm_silence(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	/* channel is not used (interleaved data) */
 	struct snd_sh_dac *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	memset_io(chip->data_buffer + pos, 0, count);
 	chip->buffer_end = chip->data_buffer + pos + count;