diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index b2e1a6ca3a5..f2440ae804f 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import argparse_oe
 import scriptutils
 import errno
 import glob
-import filecmp
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from devtool import exec_build_env_command, setup_tinfoil, check_workspace_recipe, use_external_build, setup_git_repo, recipe_to_append, get_bbclassextend_targets, update_unlockedsigs, check_prerelease_version, check_git_repo_dirty, check_git_repo_op, DevtoolError
 from devtool import parse_recipe
@@ -814,10 +813,8 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             staging_kbranch = get_staging_kbranch(srcdir)
             if (os.path.exists(srcdir) and os.listdir(srcdir)) and (kernelVersion in staging_kerVer and staging_kbranch == kbranch):
                 oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcdir, srctree)
-                workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
                 unpackdir = rd.getVar('UNPACKDIR')
                 srcsubdir = rd.getVar('S')
-                localfilesdir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
 
                 # Add locally copied files to gitignore as we add back to the metadata directly
                 local_files = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_local_files(rd)