diff --git a/post/board/lwmon5/gdc.c b/post/board/lwmon5/gdc.c
index 719194b5d930b555eeb23f1c5d8b616e8a695b6f..6bbd2c236af37d1b96e293df47470fabb63a1041 100644
--- a/post/board/lwmon5/gdc.c
+++ b/post/board/lwmon5/gdc.c
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@ const static unsigned long otherpattern = 0x01234567;
 /* test write/read og a given LIME Register */
 static int gdc_test_reg_one(uint value)
 {
-	int ret;
 	uint read_value;
 
 	/* write test pattern */
 	out_be32((void *)GDC_SCRATCH_REG, value);
 	/* read other location (protect against data lines capacity) */
-	ret = in_be32((void *)GDC_RAM_START);
+	in_be32((void *)GDC_RAM_START);
 	/* verify test pattern */
 	read_value = in_be32((void *)GDC_SCRATCH_REG);
 	if (read_value != value) {