diff --git a/lib/krb5/init_creds.c b/lib/krb5/init_creds.c
index 532c224cc..ab5b5ef84 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/init_creds.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/init_creds.c
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ krb5_get_init_creds_opt_get_error(krb5_context context,
 				  KRB_ERROR **error)
   __attribute__((deprecated))
 {
-    krb5_error_code ret;
-    
     *error = calloc(1, sizeof(**error));
     if (*error == NULL) {
 	krb5_set_error_message(context, ENOMEM, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));