diff --git a/board/sandburst/common/flash.c b/board/sandburst/common/flash.c
index c65cb9607068294ff52e841c7e58d122728ef6d8..818a7c3929cefaf6293b2ea40232a682ea9c65a6 100644
--- a/board/sandburst/common/flash.c
+++ b/board/sandburst/common/flash.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int flash_erase (flash_info_t *info, int s_first, int s_last)
 {
 	volatile FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr = (FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)(info->start[0]);
 	volatile FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2;
-	int flag, prot, sect, l_sect;
+	int flag, prot, sect;
 	int i;
 
 	if ((s_first < 0) || (s_first > s_last)) {
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ int flash_erase (flash_info_t *info, int s_first, int s_last)
 		printf ("\n");
 	}
 
-	l_sect = -1;
-
 	/* Disable interrupts which might cause a timeout here */
 	flag = disable_interrupts();
 
@@ -363,7 +361,6 @@ int flash_erase (flash_info_t *info, int s_first, int s_last)
 				addr[ADDR1] = (FLASH_WORD_SIZE)0x00550055;
 				addr2[0] = (FLASH_WORD_SIZE)0x00300030;	 /* sector erase */
 			}
-			l_sect = sect;
 			/*
 			 * Wait for each sector to complete, it's more
 			 * reliable.  According to AMD Spec, you must