diff --git a/compute/pzhemm.c b/compute/pzhemm.c
index 4cbe3deaf1e9311fc8cd1fd7356379aa69c7267a..32d949c89cb6212f780e9c59713ec9e22d629bc8 100644
--- a/compute/pzhemm.c
+++ b/compute/pzhemm.c
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ chameleon_pzhemm_Astat( CHAM_context_t *chamctxt, cham_side_t side, cham_uplo_t
             /*
              *  ChamLeft / ChamLower
              */
-            /* Select row or column based on side */
-            l = ( side == ChamLeft ) ? m : n;
-
             if (side == ChamLeft) {
                 if (uplo == ChamLower) {
                     for (k = 0; k < C->mt; k++) {
diff --git a/compute/pzsymm.c b/compute/pzsymm.c
index f4b76fb07154f656e2978ded283a327e8f223082..224137173d589d915a42429d9421088c528078a5 100644
--- a/compute/pzsymm.c
+++ b/compute/pzsymm.c
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ chameleon_pzsymm_Astat( CHAM_context_t *chamctxt, cham_side_t side, cham_uplo_t
             /*
              *  ChamLeft / ChamLower
              */
-            /* Select row or column based on side */
-            l = ( side == ChamLeft ) ? m : n;
-
             if (side == ChamLeft) {
                 if (uplo == ChamLower) {
                     for (k = 0; k < C->mt; k++) {