diff --git a/hw/xwin/winconfig.c b/hw/xwin/winconfig.c
index a9c4c46e8..3e1908c90 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winconfig.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winconfig.c
@@ -563,8 +563,6 @@ winConfigFiles ()
 Bool
 winConfigFiles (void)
 {
-  MessageType from;
-
   /* Fontpath */
   if (g_cmdline.fontPath)
     {