diff --git a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h
index 4a881d729b5..5bb6fffc853 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h
+++ b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static UCS_F_ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned
 uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *mlx5_common_iface,
                                  uct_rc_iface_t *rc_iface, char have_scat_to_cqe)
 {
-    uct_ib_mlx5_srq_seg_t *seg = NULL;
     uct_ib_iface_recv_desc_t *desc = NULL;
     uct_rc_iface_ops_t *rc_ops;
     uct_rc_hdr_t *hdr;
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *mlx5_common_iface,
 
     byte_len = ntohl(cqe->byte_cnt);
     wqe_ctr  = ntohs(cqe->wqe_counter);
-    seg      = uct_ib_mlx5_srq_get_wqe(&mlx5_common_iface->rx.srq, wqe_ctr);
     desc     = mlx5_common_iface->rx.dinfo[wqe_ctr].desc;
 
     /* Get a pointer to AM header (after which comes the payload)