diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb.c b/lib/hdb/hdb.c
index fc7d583c6..2a932bb93 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb.c
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ find_dynamic_method (krb5_context context,
     void *dl;
     size_t len;
     
-    dl = NULL;
-
     p = strchr(filename, ':');
 
     /* if no prefix, don't know what module to load, just ignore it */