diff --git a/sys/net/iflib.c b/sys/net/iflib.c
index d932e9373be0..e33c2bec61e2 100644
--- a/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ b/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -3580,10 +3580,10 @@ iflib_txq_drain(struct ifmp_ring *r, uint32_t cidx, uint32_t pidx)
 	iflib_txq_t txq = r->cookie;
 	if_ctx_t ctx = txq->ift_ctx;
 	if_t ifp = ctx->ifc_ifp;
-	struct mbuf **mp, *m;
-	int i, count, consumed, pkt_sent, bytes_sent, mcast_sent, avail;
-	int reclaimed, err, in_use_prev, desc_used;
-	bool do_prefetch, ring, rang;
+	struct mbuf *m, **mp;
+	int avail, bytes_sent, consumed, count, err, i, in_use_prev;
+	int mcast_sent, pkt_sent, reclaimed, txq_avail;
+	bool do_prefetch, rang, ring;
 
 	if (__predict_false(!(if_getdrvflags(ifp) & IFF_DRV_RUNNING) ||
 			    !LINK_ACTIVE(ctx))) {
@@ -3621,16 +3621,15 @@ iflib_txq_drain(struct ifmp_ring *r, uint32_t cidx, uint32_t pidx)
 		       avail, ctx->ifc_flags, TXQ_AVAIL(txq));
 #endif
 	do_prefetch = (ctx->ifc_flags & IFC_PREFETCH);
-	avail = TXQ_AVAIL(txq);
+	txq_avail = TXQ_AVAIL(txq);
 	err = 0;
-	for (desc_used = i = 0; i < count && avail > MAX_TX_DESC(ctx) + 2; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < count && txq_avail > MAX_TX_DESC(ctx) + 2; i++) {
 		int rem = do_prefetch ? count - i : 0;
 
 		mp = _ring_peek_one(r, cidx, i, rem);
 		MPASS(mp != NULL && *mp != NULL);
 		if (__predict_false(*mp == (struct mbuf *)txq)) {
 			consumed++;
-			reclaimed++;
 			continue;
 		}
 		in_use_prev = txq->ift_in_use;
@@ -3649,10 +3648,9 @@ iflib_txq_drain(struct ifmp_ring *r, uint32_t cidx, uint32_t pidx)
 		DBG_COUNTER_INC(tx_sent);
 		bytes_sent += m->m_pkthdr.len;
 		mcast_sent += !!(m->m_flags & M_MCAST);
-		avail = TXQ_AVAIL(txq);
+		txq_avail = TXQ_AVAIL(txq);
 
 		txq->ift_db_pending += (txq->ift_in_use - in_use_prev);
-		desc_used += (txq->ift_in_use - in_use_prev);
 		ETHER_BPF_MTAP(ifp, m);
 		if (__predict_false(!(ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)))
 			break;
@@ -6155,9 +6153,6 @@ iflib_tx_credits_update(if_ctx_t ctx, iflib_txq_t txq)
 	int credits_pre = txq->ift_cidx_processed;
 #endif
 
-	if (ctx->isc_txd_credits_update == NULL)
-		return (0);
-
 	bus_dmamap_sync(txq->ift_ifdi->idi_tag, txq->ift_ifdi->idi_map,
 	    BUS_DMASYNC_POSTREAD);
 	if ((credits = ctx->isc_txd_credits_update(ctx->ifc_softc, txq->ift_id, true)) == 0)