diff --git a/src/st/st-scroll-view.c b/src/st/st-scroll-view.c
index 618648a36..47db3e2fb 100644
--- a/src/st/st-scroll-view.c
+++ b/src/st/st-scroll-view.c
@@ -422,8 +422,6 @@ st_scroll_view_get_preferred_height (ClutterActor *actor,
   clutter_actor_get_preferred_width (priv->child, -1,
                                      &child_min_width, NULL);
 
-  natural_height = child_natural_height;
-
   if (min_height_p)
     *min_height_p = 0;