diff --git a/binutils/aa_enabled.c b/binutils/aa_enabled.c
index 7636c9561..ecef8c9e4 100644
--- a/binutils/aa_enabled.c
+++ b/binutils/aa_enabled.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ void print_help(const char *command)
 /* Exit statuses and meanings are documented in the aa-enabled.pod file */
 static void exit_with_error(int saved_errno, int quiet)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	switch(saved_errno) {
 	case ENOSYS:
 		if (!quiet)