diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
index 4474f05f6759..cab18d560d82 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ static int module_adapter_sink_src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 	uint32_t num_of_sources = 0;
 	uint32_t num_of_sinks = 0;
 	int ret;
-	int i = 0;
 
 	/* acquire all sink and source buffers, get handlers to sink/source API */
 	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsink_list) {