diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_output.c b/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
index c6cefc4c19cb..9877964b809c 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ ip_output(m0, opt, ro, flags, imo, inp)
 #ifdef IPSEC
 	struct route iproute;
 	struct secpolicy *sp = NULL;
-	struct socket *so = inp ? inp->inp_socket : NULL;
 #endif
 #ifdef FAST_IPSEC
 	struct route iproute;
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c b/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
index 2b22088e357a..b18f9a72e5c7 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ ip6_output(m0, opt, ro, flags, im6o, ifpp, inp)
 #ifdef IPSEC
 	int needipsectun = 0;
 	struct secpolicy *sp = NULL;
-	struct socket *so = inp ? inp->inp_socket : NULL;
 
 	ip6 = mtod(m, struct ip6_hdr *);
 #endif /* IPSEC */