diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
index a22aa2e5b..fc6aba1c5 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ meta_shaped_texture_get_unobscured_bounds (MetaShapedTexture     *self,
 gboolean
 meta_shaped_texture_is_obscured (MetaShapedTexture *self)
 {
-  MetaShapedTexturePrivate *priv = self->priv;
   cairo_region_t *unobscured_region = effective_unobscured_region (self);
 
   if (unobscured_region)