diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index b1328c5524b535ea7704f278069beb5fbf1a2a1f..85ca3909859d2d4f5d8f08f030c7d0b811af1bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -5503,7 +5503,6 @@ static bool tg3_setup_fiber_hw_autoneg(struct tg3 *tp, u32 mac_status)
 	int workaround, port_a;
 
 	serdes_cfg = 0;
-	expected_sg_dig_ctrl = 0;
 	workaround = 0;
 	port_a = 1;
 	current_link_up = false;