diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 950b25c3f210..80782cddb1da 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -4257,7 +4257,6 @@ static void perf_event_remove_on_exec(int ctxn)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx, *clone_ctx = NULL;
 	struct perf_event *event, *next;
-	LIST_HEAD(free_list);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool modified = false;