diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 45750e70b54229784202a061f894aca5a856ef31..b87fea078baf3c9a45d8c3a694763b51eb27de3b 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifndef DISABLE_WRAPJUSTIFY
-static ssize_t fill = 0;	/* Fill - where to wrap lines */
-#endif
-
 static struct termios oldterm;	/* The user's original term settings */
 static struct sigaction act;	/* For all our fun signal handlers */