diff --git a/plugins/intel-spi/fu-ifd-device.c b/plugins/intel-spi/fu-ifd-device.c
index 22b26ba3b..931dcd3fd 100644
--- a/plugins/intel-spi/fu-ifd-device.c
+++ b/plugins/intel-spi/fu-ifd-device.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ fu_ifd_device_set_region(FuIfdDevice *self, FuIfdRegion region)
 {
 	FuIfdDevicePrivate *priv = GET_PRIVATE(self);
 	const gchar *region_str = fu_ifd_region_to_string(region);
-	g_autofree gchar *instance_id = NULL;
 
 	priv->region = region;
 	fu_device_set_name(FU_DEVICE(self), fu_ifd_region_to_name(region));