diff --git a/kmod/src/net.c b/kmod/src/net.c
index b323e20f..9d1fedef 100644
--- a/kmod/src/net.c
+++ b/kmod/src/net.c
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ static void scoutfs_net_listen_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct scoutfs_net_connection *acc_conn;
 	DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(waitq);
 	struct socket *acc_sock;
-	LIST_HEAD(conn_list);
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_scoutfs_net_listen_work_enter(sb, 0, 0);
diff --git a/kmod/src/server.c b/kmod/src/server.c
index ce7840bd..abea743b 100644
--- a/kmod/src/server.c
+++ b/kmod/src/server.c
@@ -1551,7 +1551,6 @@ static void scoutfs_server_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct scoutfs_net_connection *conn = NULL;
 	DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(waitq);
 	struct sockaddr_in sin;
-	LIST_HEAD(conn_list);
 	u64 max_vers;
 	int ret;