diff --git a/sys/cddl/dev/fbt/fbt.c b/sys/cddl/dev/fbt/fbt.c
index 7b278f729909..7e256e7ba878 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/dev/fbt/fbt.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/dev/fbt/fbt.c
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ static int
 fbt_ctfoff_init(modctl_t *lf, linker_ctf_t *lc)
 {
 	const Elf_Sym *symp = lc->symtab;;
-	const char *name;
 	const ctf_header_t *hp = (const ctf_header_t *) lc->ctftab;
 	const uint8_t *ctfdata = lc->ctftab + sizeof(ctf_header_t);
 	int i;
@@ -606,11 +605,6 @@ fbt_ctfoff_init(modctl_t *lf, linker_ctf_t *lc)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (symp->st_name < lc->strcnt)
-			name = lc->strtab + symp->st_name;
-		else
-			name = "(?)";
-
 		switch (ELF_ST_TYPE(symp->st_info)) {
 		case STT_OBJECT:
 			if (objtoff >= hp->cth_funcoff ||