diff --git a/src/bin/e_static_grab.c b/src/bin/e_static_grab.c
index e3f5b41e1..176c37e7b 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_static_grab.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_static_grab.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ _e_static_grab_cpu(E_Static_Grab *grab)
      {
         char *end;
         size_t length = 0;
-        size_t start = 0;
 
         fgets(buf, sizeof (buf), f);
         length = strlen(buf);