diff --git a/crypto/cmp/cmp_kem.c b/crypto/cmp/cmp_kem.c
index e069d67f949b57..a7ef57be39ddaf 100644
--- a/crypto/cmp/cmp_kem.c
+++ b/crypto/cmp/cmp_kem.c
@@ -497,8 +497,7 @@ static int performKemEncapsulation(OSSL_CMP_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY *pubkey,
 int ossl_cmp_kem_get_ss_using_srvcert(OSSL_CMP_CTX *ctx, OSSL_CMP_MSG *msg)
 {
     size_t secret_len, ct_len;
-    int ssk_len = 0;
-    unsigned char *secret = NULL, *ct = NULL, *ssk = NULL;
+    unsigned char *secret = NULL, *ct = NULL;
     OSSL_CMP_ITAV *kem_itav;
     int ret = 0;
     ASN1_OCTET_STRING *asn1ct = NULL;
@@ -536,8 +535,6 @@ int ossl_cmp_kem_get_ss_using_srvcert(OSSL_CMP_CTX *ctx, OSSL_CMP_MSG *msg)
         OPENSSL_clear_free(secret, secret_len);
     if (ct != NULL)
         OPENSSL_clear_free(ct, ct_len);
-    if (ssk != NULL)
-        OPENSSL_clear_free(ssk, ssk_len);
     ASN1_OCTET_STRING_free(asn1ct);
     return ret;
 }