diff --git a/programs/winetest/main.c b/programs/winetest/main.c
index 65354008fc0..e9e75986332 100644
--- a/programs/winetest/main.c
+++ b/programs/winetest/main.c
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ struct rev_info
 static struct wine_test *wine_tests;
 static struct rev_info *rev_infos = NULL;
 
-static const char *wineloader;
-
 static int running_under_wine ()
 {
     HMODULE module = GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll");
@@ -411,8 +409,6 @@ run_tests (char *logname, const char *tag, const char *url)
 
     SetErrorMode (SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX);
 
-    if (!(wineloader = getenv("WINELOADER"))) wineloader = "wine";
-
     tempdir = tempnam (0, "wct");
     if (!tempdir)
         report (R_FATAL, "Can't name temporary dir (check %%TEMP%%).");