diff --git a/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp b/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp
index a26af2f51c..0086193de8 100644
--- a/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp
+++ b/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp
@@ -943,8 +943,6 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
             }
         }
         else {
-            offset_min = api.UsmNDArray_GetOffset_(raw_ar);
-            offset_max = offset_min;
             for (int i = 0; i < nd; ++i) {
                 py::ssize_t delta = strides[i] * (shape[i] - 1);
                 if (strides[i] > 0) {