diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
index bee16850b236130a7ac3abb6698f47c88408322e..58e62162882f2b2c2bef4428e828ca525b74e7e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
@@ -1480,8 +1480,6 @@ static enum sci_status
 stp_request_pio_await_h2d_completion_tc_event(struct isci_request *ireq,
 					      u32 completion_code)
 {
-	enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
-
 	switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
 	case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD):
 		ireq->scu_status = SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD;
@@ -1500,7 +1498,7 @@ stp_request_pio_await_h2d_completion_tc_event(struct isci_request *ireq,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return status;
+	return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static enum sci_status
@@ -2152,8 +2150,6 @@ static enum sci_status stp_request_udma_await_tc_event(struct isci_request *ireq
 static enum sci_status atapi_raw_completion(struct isci_request *ireq, u32 completion_code,
 						  enum sci_base_request_states next)
 {
-	enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
-
 	switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
 	case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD):
 		ireq->scu_status = SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD;
@@ -2172,7 +2168,7 @@ static enum sci_status atapi_raw_completion(struct isci_request *ireq, u32 compl
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return status;
+	return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static enum sci_status atapi_data_tc_completion_handler(struct isci_request *ireq,