diff --git a/editeng/source/items/flditem.cxx b/editeng/source/items/flditem.cxx
index 70fe69274e5c..0f4e2aeab093 100644
--- a/editeng/source/items/flditem.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/items/flditem.cxx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SvxFieldData* SvxFieldData::Create(const uno::Reference<text::XTextContent>& xTe
         aAny = xPropSet->getPropertyValue(UNO_TC_PROP_TEXTFIELD_TYPE);
         if ( !aAny.has<sal_Int32>() )
             return NULL;
-    } catch ( const beans::UnknownPropertyException& e )
+    } catch ( const beans::UnknownPropertyException& )
     {
         return NULL;
     }