diff --git a/libcutils/sched_policy.c b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
index 2b21efefe..ac12f2eab 100644
--- a/libcutils/sched_policy.c
+++ b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ int set_cpuset_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy policy)
         break;
     case SP_SYSTEM:
         fd = system_bg_cpuset_fd;
-        boost_fd = bg_schedboost_fd;
         break;
     default:
         boost_fd = fd = -1;