diff --git a/modules/spl/spl-thread.c b/modules/spl/spl-thread.c
index 62d2fa329..953c5ce7f 100644
--- a/modules/spl/spl-thread.c
+++ b/modules/spl/spl-thread.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ __thread_create(caddr_t stk, size_t  stksize, thread_func_t func,
 		int state, pri_t pri)
 {
 	thread_priv_t *tp;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	char *p;
 	ENTRY;
diff --git a/modules/splat/splat-thread.c b/modules/splat/splat-thread.c
index 330c3ae10..ca6c46ac3 100644
--- a/modules/splat/splat-thread.c
+++ b/modules/splat/splat-thread.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static int
 splat_thread_test1(struct file *file, void *arg)
 {
 	thread_priv_t tp;
-        DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	kthread_t *thr;
 
 	tp.tp_magic = SPLAT_THREAD_TEST_MAGIC;
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ static int
 splat_thread_test2(struct file *file, void *arg)
 {
 	thread_priv_t tp;
-        DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	kthread_t *thr;
 	int rc = 0;