diff --git a/vcl/source/window/openglwin.cxx b/vcl/source/window/openglwin.cxx
index e0c2c59811e1..28414aefc7c0 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/openglwin.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/openglwin.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ void OpenGLWindow::MouseButtonUp( const MouseEvent& rMEvt )
     Point aPoint = rMEvt.GetPosPixel();
     if(aPoint == maStartPoint)
     {
-        Color aColor = GetPixel(aPoint);
         mpRenderer->clickedAt(aPoint, rMEvt.GetButtons());
     }
     else