diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_nir.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_nir.cpp
index 2cf95459856..f003abc2014 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_nir.cpp
@@ -3963,7 +3963,6 @@ fs_visitor::nir_emit_intrinsic(const fs_builder &bld, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr
 
       /* Get some metadata from the image intrinsic. */
       const nir_intrinsic_info *info = &nir_intrinsic_infos[instr->intrinsic];
-      const GLenum format = nir_intrinsic_format(instr);
 
       fs_reg srcs[SURFACE_LOGICAL_NUM_SRCS];