diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/northbridge.c b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/northbridge.c
index 071ff7f6a5..2d96b2f7b7 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/northbridge.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/northbridge.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ int bridge_silicon_revision(void)
  * 0xe0000 - 0xfffff: SeaBIOS, if used, otherwise DMI
  */
 static const int legacy_hole_base_k = 0xa0000 / 1024;
-static const int legacy_hole_size_k = 384;
 
 static void add_fixed_resources(struct device *dev, int index)
 {