diff --git a/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
index b9d11d4910..151cf0c4ea 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
@@ -835,10 +835,6 @@ def prepopulate_objdump_p(elf, d):
 
 # Walk over all files in a directory and call func
 def package_qa_walk(warnfuncs, errorfuncs, package, d):
-    #if this will throw an exception, then fix the dict above
-    target_os   = d.getVar('HOST_OS')
-    target_arch = d.getVar('HOST_ARCH')
-
     warnings = {}
     errors = {}
     elves = {}