diff --git a/subsys/pm/policy/policy_default.c b/subsys/pm/policy/policy_default.c
index 497cf4219e6..7c917264e78 100644
--- a/subsys/pm/policy/policy_default.c
+++ b/subsys/pm/policy/policy_default.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 const struct pm_state_info *pm_policy_next_state(uint8_t cpu, int32_t ticks)
 {
-	int64_t cyc = -1;
 	uint8_t num_cpu_states;
 	const struct pm_state_info *cpu_states;
 	const struct pm_state_info *out_state = NULL;
@@ -22,10 +21,6 @@ const struct pm_state_info *pm_policy_next_state(uint8_t cpu, int32_t ticks)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (ticks != K_TICKS_FOREVER) {
-		cyc = k_ticks_to_cyc_ceil32(ticks);
-	}
-
 	num_cpu_states = pm_state_cpu_get_all(cpu, &cpu_states);
 
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < num_cpu_states; i++) {