diff --git a/sw/source/core/fields/reffld.cxx b/sw/source/core/fields/reffld.cxx
index 7bdcc0c1a4e6..486f965ba04a 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/fields/reffld.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/fields/reffld.cxx
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ bool SwGetRefField::QueryValue( uno::Any& rAny, sal_uInt16 nWhichId ) const
 
 bool SwGetRefField::PutValue( const uno::Any& rAny, sal_uInt16 nWhichId )
 {
-    String sTmp;
     switch( nWhichId )
     {
     case FIELD_PROP_USHORT1: