diff --git a/sc/qa/extras/macros-test.cxx b/sc/qa/extras/macros-test.cxx
index 9bc3a0f72293..fe9c071abe16 100644
--- a/sc/qa/extras/macros-test.cxx
+++ b/sc/qa/extras/macros-test.cxx
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ void ScMacrosTest::testMSP()
     Sequence< uno::Any > aParams;
 
     SfxObjectShell* pFoundShell = SfxObjectShell::GetShellFromComponent(xComponent);
-
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Failed to access document shell", pFoundShell);
-    ScDocShell* xDocSh = static_cast<ScDocShell*>(pFoundShell);
 
     pFoundShell->CallXScript(xComponent, sUrl, aParams, aRet, aOutParamIndex,aOutParam);
     OUString sResult;