diff --git a/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c b/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c
index 4ce08f1bac..d2fe61597d 100644
--- a/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c
+++ b/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c
@@ -373,9 +373,6 @@ static inline unsigned int nxsched_process_wdtimer(uint32_t ticks,
 static unsigned int nxsched_timer_process(unsigned int ticks,
                                           bool noswitches)
 {
-#if CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL > 0 || defined(CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC)
-  unsigned int cmptime = UINT_MAX;
-#endif
   unsigned int rettime = 0;
   unsigned int tmp;
 
@@ -403,9 +400,6 @@ static unsigned int nxsched_timer_process(unsigned int ticks,
   tmp = nxsched_process_wdtimer(ticks, noswitches);
   if (tmp > 0)
     {
-#if CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL > 0 || defined(CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC)
-      cmptime = tmp;
-#endif
       rettime = tmp;
     }
 
@@ -416,7 +410,7 @@ static unsigned int nxsched_timer_process(unsigned int ticks,
   tmp = nxsched_process_scheduler(ticks, noswitches);
 
 #if CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL > 0 || defined(CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC)
-  if (tmp > 0 && tmp < cmptime)
+  if (tmp > 0 && tmp < rettime)
     {
       rettime = tmp;
     }