diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index fbea17cd..1b5263f4 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -858,7 +858,6 @@ event_reinit(struct event_base *base)
 {
 	const struct eventop *evsel;
 	int res = 0;
-	struct event *ev;
 	int was_notifiable = 0;
 	int had_signal_added = 0;