diff --git a/lib/os/onoff.c b/lib/os/onoff.c
index a12e7d8cdde..899b25a83e0 100644
--- a/lib/os/onoff.c
+++ b/lib/os/onoff.c
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ static void process_event(struct onoff_manager *mgr,
 
 			key = k_spin_lock(&mgr->lock);
 			mgr->flags &= ~ONOFF_FLAG_PROCESSING;
-			state = mgr->flags & ONOFF_STATE_MASK;
 		}
 
 		/* Process deferred events.  Completion takes priority