diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb2SizeReduction.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb2SizeReduction.cpp
index d50f5d97223..4795aae12fd 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb2SizeReduction.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb2SizeReduction.cpp
@@ -926,13 +926,11 @@ bool Thumb2SizeReduce::ReduceMBB(MachineBasicBlock &MBB) {
   HighLatencyCPSR = false;
 
   // Check predecessors for the latest CPSRDef.
-  bool HasBackEdges = false;
   for (MachineBasicBlock::pred_iterator
        I = MBB.pred_begin(), E = MBB.pred_end(); I != E; ++I) {
     const MBBInfo &PInfo = BlockInfo[(*I)->getNumber()];
     if (!PInfo.Visited) {
       // Since blocks are visited in RPO, this must be a back-edge.
-      HasBackEdges = true;
       continue;
     }
     if (PInfo.HighLatencyCPSR) {