diff --git a/libcody/buffer.cc b/libcody/buffer.cc
index 52df3176c9a..3256c37399b 100644
--- a/libcody/buffer.cc
+++ b/libcody/buffer.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ int MessageBuffer::Lex (std::vector<std::string> &result)
 {
   result.clear ();
 
-  int err = ENOENT;
   if (IsAtEnd ())
     return ENOENT;