diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_thread.c b/sys/kern/kern_thread.c
index b5983eb4beb7..949095a4d34e 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_thread.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_thread.c
@@ -719,11 +719,8 @@ thread_reap_callout_cb(void *arg __unused)
 void
 thread_reap_barrier(void)
 {
-	struct thread *td;
 	struct task *t;
 
-	td = curthread;
-
 	/*
 	 * First do context switches to each CPU to ensure that all
 	 * PCPU pc_deadthreads are moved to zombie list.