diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 68b176f4307..96f10f3c01d 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ PyObject *
 _PySys_Init()
 {
 	extern int fclose Py_PROTO((FILE *));
-	PyThreadState *tstate;
 	PyObject *m, *v, *sysdict;
 	PyObject *sysin, *sysout, *syserr;