diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 063355c46a2..52bc469f296 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -2837,9 +2837,6 @@ XLogFileRead(uint32 log, uint32 seg, int emode, TimeLineID tli,
 	 */
 	if (source == XLOG_FROM_ARCHIVE)
 	{
-		/* use volatile pointer to prevent code rearrangement */
-		volatile XLogCtlData *xlogctl = XLogCtl;
-		XLogRecPtr	endptr;
 		char		xlogfpath[MAXPGPATH];
 		bool		reload = false;
 		struct stat statbuf;