diff --git a/src/directory.c b/src/directory.c
index 82c5c72f0..79002759a 100644
--- a/src/directory.c
+++ b/src/directory.c
@@ -1311,8 +1311,6 @@ static void freeAllDirectoryStats(Directory * directory)
 
 void initMp3Directory(void)
 {
-	struct stat st;
-
 	mp3rootDirectory = newDirectory(NULL, NULL);
 	exploreDirectory(mp3rootDirectory);
 	freeAllDirectoryStats(mp3rootDirectory);