diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
index a584fc0eeb57..f3fde92e3f7a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
@@ -2226,12 +2226,10 @@ vmxnet3_legacy_intr(void *xsc)
 	struct vmxnet3_softc *sc;
 	struct vmxnet3_rxqueue *rxq;
 	struct vmxnet3_txqueue *txq;
-	struct ifnet *ifp;
 
 	sc = xsc;
 	rxq = &sc->vmx_rxq[0];
 	txq = &sc->vmx_txq[0];
-	ifp = sc->vmx_ifp;
 
 	if (sc->vmx_intr_type == VMXNET3_IT_LEGACY) {
 		if (vmxnet3_read_bar1(sc, VMXNET3_BAR1_INTR) == 0)
@@ -2260,11 +2258,9 @@ vmxnet3_txq_intr(void *xtxq)
 {
 	struct vmxnet3_softc *sc;
 	struct vmxnet3_txqueue *txq;
-	struct ifnet *ifp;
 
 	txq = xtxq;
 	sc = txq->vxtxq_sc;
-	ifp = sc->vmx_ifp;
 
 	if (sc->vmx_intr_mask_mode == VMXNET3_IMM_ACTIVE)
 		vmxnet3_disable_intr(sc, txq->vxtxq_intr_idx);
@@ -2774,7 +2770,6 @@ static int
 vmxnet3_txq_encap(struct vmxnet3_txqueue *txq, struct mbuf **m0)
 {
 	struct vmxnet3_softc *sc;
-	struct ifnet *ifp;
 	struct vmxnet3_txring *txr;
 	struct vmxnet3_txdesc *txd, *sop;
 	struct mbuf *m;
@@ -2783,7 +2778,6 @@ vmxnet3_txq_encap(struct vmxnet3_txqueue *txq, struct mbuf **m0)
 	int i, gen, nsegs, etype, proto, start, error;
 
 	sc = txq->vxtxq_sc;
-	ifp = sc->vmx_ifp;
 	start = 0;
 	txd = NULL;
 	txr = &txq->vxtxq_cmd_ring;