diff --git a/board/amcc/yucca/flash.c b/board/amcc/yucca/flash.c
index 20b6af9..ab513f9 100644
--- a/board/amcc/yucca/flash.c
+++ b/board/amcc/yucca/flash.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 {
 	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[0]);
 	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2;
-	int flag, prot, sect, l_sect;
+	int flag, prot, sect;
 	int i;
 
 	if ((s_first < 0) || (s_first > s_last)) {
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@
 
 	printf("\n");
 
-	l_sect = -1;
-
 	/* Disable interrupts which might cause a timeout here */
 	flag = disable_interrupts();
 
@@ -476,7 +474,6 @@
 				addr[CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_ADDR1] = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE) 0x00550055;
 				addr2[0] = (CONFIG_SYS_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
@@ -831,7 +828,7 @@
 {
 	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[0]);
 	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2;
-	int flag, prot, sect, l_sect;
+	int flag, prot, sect;
 	int i;
 
 	if ((s_first < 0) || (s_first > s_last)) {
@@ -858,8 +855,6 @@
 
 	printf("\n");
 
-	l_sect = -1;
-
 	/* Disable interrupts which might cause a timeout here */
 	flag = disable_interrupts();
 
@@ -885,7 +880,6 @@
 				addr[CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_ADDR1] = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE) 0x00550055;
 				addr2[0] = (CONFIG_SYS_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