1 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/deadline-iosched.c b/drivers/block/deadline-iosched.c
index ff5201e02153..24594c57c323 100644
--- a/drivers/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/drivers/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -507,18 +507,12 @@ static int deadline_dispatch_requests(struct deadline_data *dd)
         const int reads = !list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[READ]);
         const int writes = !list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE]);
         struct deadline_rq *drq;
-        int data_dir, other_dir;
+        int data_dir;
 
         /*
          * batches are currently reads XOR writes
          */
-        drq = NULL;
-
-        if (dd->next_drq[READ])
-                drq = dd->next_drq[READ];
-
-        if (dd->next_drq[WRITE])
-                drq = dd->next_drq[WRITE];
+        drq = dd->next_drq[WRITE] ? : dd->next_drq[READ];
 
         if (drq) {
                 /* we have a "next request" */
@@ -544,7 +538,6 @@ static int deadline_dispatch_requests(struct deadline_data *dd)
                         goto dispatch_writes;
 
                 data_dir = READ;
-                other_dir = WRITE;
 
                 goto dispatch_find_request;
         }
@@ -560,7 +553,6 @@ dispatch_writes:
                 dd->starved = 0;
 
                 data_dir = WRITE;
-                other_dir = READ;
 
                 goto dispatch_find_request;
         }