diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c
index 4de720964..62674a1d5 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ OM_uint32 _gsskrb5_release_cred
     if (cred->keytab != NULL)
 	krb5_kt_close(context, cred->keytab);
     if (cred->ccache != NULL) {
-	const krb5_cc_ops *ops;
-	ops = krb5_cc_get_ops(context, cred->ccache);
 	if (cred->cred_flags & GSS_CF_DESTROY_CRED_ON_RELEASE)
 	    krb5_cc_destroy(context, cred->ccache);
 	else