diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index a444bad7a2aa..0d93e0cfbeaf 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ void do_ide_request(struct request_queue *q)
 	struct ide_host *host = hwif->host;
 	struct request	*rq = NULL;
 	ide_startstop_t	startstop;
-	unsigned long queue_run_ms = 3; /* old plug delay */
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
@@ -480,9 +479,6 @@ void do_ide_request(struct request_queue *q)
 		prev_port = hwif->host->cur_port;
 		if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_SLEEPING &&
 		    time_after(drive->sleep, jiffies)) {
-			unsigned long left = jiffies - drive->sleep;
-
-			queue_run_ms = jiffies_to_msecs(left + 1);
 			ide_unlock_port(hwif);
 			goto plug_device;
 		}