diff --git a/src/bin/e_bg.c b/src/bin/e_bg.c
index 76a148965..0075b79d6 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_bg.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_bg.c
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ static void _e_bg_signal(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, con
 static void _e_bg_event_bg_update_free(void *data, void *event);
 
 /* local subsystem globals */
-static int _e_bg_reg_files = 0;
-
 EAPI int E_EVENT_BG_UPDATE = 0;
 
 /* externally accessible functions */