diff --git a/kadmin/util.c b/kadmin/util.c
index bd2da11f5..7a4ee834a 100644
--- a/kadmin/util.c
+++ b/kadmin/util.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ str2time_t (const char *str, time_t *time)
 {
     const char *p;
     struct tm tm, tm2;
-    char *t;
 
     memset (&tm, 0, sizeof (tm));