diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c
index 2f35f477c..c4ef9e074 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ OM_uint32 gss_release_name
             gss_name_t * input_name
            )
 {
-  krb5_error_code kret;
-
   gssapi_krb5_init ();
   krb5_free_principal(gssapi_krb5_context,
 		      *input_name);
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/release_name.c b/lib/gssapi/release_name.c
index 2f35f477c..c4ef9e074 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/release_name.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/release_name.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ OM_uint32 gss_release_name
             gss_name_t * input_name
            )
 {
-  krb5_error_code kret;
-
   gssapi_krb5_init ();
   krb5_free_principal(gssapi_krb5_context,
 		      *input_name);