diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
index ed3b62b5b..c24b59978 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ impl VsockMuxer {
                 .map_err(Error::UnixRead)?;
         }
 
-        let _ = command;
         let command = partial_command_map.remove(&stream.as_raw_fd()).unwrap();
 
         let mut word_iter = std::str::from_utf8(&command.buf[..command.len])