diff --git a/sys/pci/if_xl.c b/sys/pci/if_xl.c
index cc25b3063ba3..26817b3e0f18 100644
--- a/sys/pci/if_xl.c
+++ b/sys/pci/if_xl.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,6 @@ static void xl_choose_xcvr(sc, verbose)
 static int xl_attach(dev)
 	device_t		dev;
 {
-	int			s;
 	u_char			eaddr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
 	u_int32_t		command;
 	struct xl_softc		*sc;
@@ -1213,8 +1212,6 @@ static int xl_attach(dev)
 	int			media = IFM_ETHER|IFM_100_TX|IFM_FDX;
 	int			unit, error = 0, rid;
 
-	s = splimp();
-
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
 	unit = device_get_unit(dev);