diff --git a/vrrpd/vrrp_northbound.c b/vrrpd/vrrp_northbound.c
index 71fe6f1e43..70c5f9af91 100644
--- a/vrrpd/vrrp_northbound.c
+++ b/vrrpd/vrrp_northbound.c
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ lib_interface_vrrp_vrrp_group_get_next(const void *parent_list_entry,
 {
 	struct list *l = hash_to_list(vrrp_vrouters_hash);
 	struct listnode *ln;
-	const struct vrrp_vrouter *vr, *prev, *curr;
+	const struct vrrp_vrouter *vr, *curr;
 	const struct interface *ifp = parent_list_entry;
 
-	prev = curr = NULL;
+	curr = NULL;
 	vr = list_entry;
 
 	/*
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ lib_interface_vrrp_vrrp_group_get_next(const void *parent_list_entry,
 
 		if (nextone && curr->ifp == ifp)
 			goto done;
-
-		prev = curr;
 	}
 
 	curr = NULL;