diff --git a/src/libraries/System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController/src/System/ServiceProcess/ServiceBase.cs b/src/libraries/System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController/src/System/ServiceProcess/ServiceBase.cs
index 72f07e971004e..72dc9983b6231 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController/src/System/ServiceProcess/ServiceBase.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController/src/System/ServiceProcess/ServiceBase.cs
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@ private void DeferredPowerEvent(int eventType, IntPtr eventData)
             // already been freed.
             try
             {
-                PowerBroadcastStatus status = (PowerBroadcastStatus)eventType;
-                bool statusResult = OnPowerEvent(status);
+                OnPowerEvent((PowerBroadcastStatus)eventType);
 
                 WriteLogEntry(SR.PowerEventOK);
             }