diff --git a/cui/source/options/optaboutconfig.cxx b/cui/source/options/optaboutconfig.cxx
index 3de545f60cbf..1c8e682d0dd9 100644
--- a/cui/source/options/optaboutconfig.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/options/optaboutconfig.cxx
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ extern "C" SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT Window* SAL_CALL makeCuiCustomMultilineEdit(Wind
 
 void CuiCustomMultilineEdit::KeyInput( const KeyEvent& rKeyEvent )
 {
-    OUString aText;
-
     bool bValid;
     bool bNonSpace = rKeyEvent.GetKeyCode().GetCode() != KEY_SPACE;
     if( bNumericOnly && bNonSpace )