diff --git a/src/sfnt/ttsvg.c b/src/sfnt/ttsvg.c
index 961b077fa..d0411d9e6 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/ttsvg.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/ttsvg.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
             FT_UShort  *end_glyph )
   {
     FT_Error   error;
-    Svg_doc    cur_doc;
     Svg_doc    start_doc;
     Svg_doc    mid_doc;
     Svg_doc    end_doc;