diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index f12156d5d476ed26d71f40ce9394168c4ca30994..f25eb093905f10d40bb80e959d2792ce022dd537 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int do_colorinit(void)
 {
     int i, fg, bg;
     colortype *tmpcolor = NULL;
-    colorstr *tmpstr = NULL;
     int defok = 0;
 
     if (has_colors()) {