diff --git a/src/wayland/weston-launch.c b/src/wayland/weston-launch.c
index 3cb422687..d81164835 100644
--- a/src/wayland/weston-launch.c
+++ b/src/wayland/weston-launch.c
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ tty_reset(struct weston_launch *wl)
 static void
 quit(struct weston_launch *wl, int status)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	if (wl->child > 0)
 		kill(wl->child, SIGKILL);