diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index ed15fca..97e71a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3519,7 +3519,7 @@
 	buffer_info = &rx_ring->buffer_info[i];
 
 	while (rx_desc->status & E1000_RXD_STAT_DD) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb, *next_skb;
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		u8 status;
 #ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
 		if (*work_done >= work_to_do)
@@ -3537,8 +3537,6 @@
 		prefetch(next_rxd);
 
 		next_buffer = &rx_ring->buffer_info[i];
-		next_skb = next_buffer->skb;
-		prefetch(next_skb->data - NET_IP_ALIGN);
 
 		cleaned = TRUE;
 		cleaned_count++;
@@ -3668,7 +3666,7 @@
 	struct e1000_buffer *buffer_info, *next_buffer;
 	struct e1000_ps_page *ps_page;
 	struct e1000_ps_page_dma *ps_page_dma;
-	struct sk_buff *skb, *next_skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	uint32_t length, staterr;
 	int cleaned_count = 0;
@@ -3697,8 +3695,6 @@
 		prefetch(next_rxd);
 
 		next_buffer = &rx_ring->buffer_info[i];
-		next_skb = next_buffer->skb;
-		prefetch(next_skb->data - NET_IP_ALIGN);
 
 		cleaned = TRUE;
 		cleaned_count++;