diff --git a/l10ntools/source/srclex.l b/l10ntools/source/srclex.l
index 1cdef41c6b3c..9caf0441c37b 100644
--- a/l10ntools/source/srclex.l
+++ b/l10ntools/source/srclex.l
@@ -234,10 +234,8 @@ void yyerror( const char *s )
 }
 
 SAL_IMPLEMENT_MAIN_WITH_ARGS(argc, argv) {
-    int e;
     yyin = init(argc, argv);
     yylex();
-    e = GetError();
     Close();
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }