diff --git a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/misc.c b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/misc.c
index 2404caaefc7..f78b91c1f22 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/misc.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/misc.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ USBSTOR_ClassRequest(
 
 {
     PURB Urb;
-    PUCHAR Buffer;
     NTSTATUS Status;
 
     //
@@ -307,19 +306,6 @@ USBSTOR_ClassRequest(
         return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
     }
 
-    //
-    // allocate 1-byte buffer
-    //
-    Buffer = (PUCHAR)AllocateItem(NonPagedPool, sizeof(UCHAR));
-    if (!Buffer)
-    {
-        //
-        // no memory
-        //
-        FreeItem(Buffer);
-        return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
-    }
-
     //
     // initialize vendor request
     //