diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/acpi_tables.c
index 36d0d66fd8..dd98883ff6 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/acpi_tables.c
@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "thermal.h"
 
-static global_nvs_t *gnvs_;
-
 void acpi_create_gnvs(global_nvs_t *gnvs)
 {
-	gnvs_ = gnvs;
-
 	/* Enable USB ports in S3 */
 	gnvs->s3u0 = 1;
 	gnvs->s3u1 = 1;
diff --git a/src/mainboard/samsung/lumpy/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/samsung/lumpy/acpi_tables.c
index aafbdb6638..c1489eb7fd 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/samsung/lumpy/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/samsung/lumpy/acpi_tables.c
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "thermal.h"
 
-static global_nvs_t *gnvs_;
-
 void acpi_create_gnvs(global_nvs_t *gnvs)
 {
-	gnvs_ = gnvs;
-
 	/*
 	 * Disable 3G in suspend by default.
 	 * Provide option to enable for http://crosbug.com/p/7925
diff --git a/src/mainboard/samsung/stumpy/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/samsung/stumpy/acpi_tables.c
index b66e4ddd66..9793c1cf94 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/samsung/stumpy/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/samsung/stumpy/acpi_tables.c
@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "thermal.h"
 
-static global_nvs_t *gnvs_;
-
 void acpi_create_gnvs(global_nvs_t *gnvs)
 {
-	gnvs_ = gnvs;
-
 	/* Enable Front USB ports in S3 by default */
 	gnvs->s3u0 = 1;
 	gnvs->s3u1 = 1;