diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
index 0e8f5085ba..579fa55e59 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ func (check *Checker) collectTypeParams(dst **TypeParamList, list []*syntax.Fiel
 
 	// Keep track of bounds for later validation.
 	var bound Type
-	var bounds []Type
 	for i, f := range list {
 		// Optimization: Re-use the previous type bound if it hasn't changed.
 		// This also preserves the grouped output of type parameter lists
@@ -584,7 +583,6 @@ func (check *Checker) collectTypeParams(dst **TypeParamList, list []*syntax.Fiel
 				check.error(f.Type, "cannot use a type parameter as constraint")
 				bound = Typ[Invalid]
 			}
-			bounds = append(bounds, bound)
 		}
 		tparams[i].bound = bound
 	}
diff --git a/src/go/types/decl.go b/src/go/types/decl.go
index cd6f709a56..93a37d76ce 100644
--- a/src/go/types/decl.go
+++ b/src/go/types/decl.go
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ func (check *Checker) collectTypeParams(dst **TypeParamList, list *ast.FieldList
 	}()
 
 	index := 0
-	var bounds []Type
 	for _, f := range list.List {
 		var bound Type
 		// NOTE: we may be able to assert that f.Type != nil here, but this is not
@@ -642,7 +641,6 @@ func (check *Checker) collectTypeParams(dst **TypeParamList, list *ast.FieldList
 		} else {
 			bound = Typ[Invalid]
 		}
-		bounds = append(bounds, bound)
 		for i := range f.Names {
 			tparams[index+i].bound = bound
 		}