diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 07210d16b5b5..f7a17459b6c3 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ private:
 
 	ControlInfoMap ctrls_;
 
-	/* Camera sensor controls. */
-	bool autoExposure_;
-
 	/* revision-specific data */
 	rkisp1_cif_isp_version hwRevision_;
 	unsigned int hwHistBinNMax_;
@@ -216,8 +213,6 @@ int IPARkISP1::configure([[maybe_unused]] const IPACameraSensorInfo &info,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	autoExposure_ = true;
-
 	int32_t minExposure = itExp->second.min().get<int32_t>();
 	int32_t maxExposure = itExp->second.max().get<int32_t>();