diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 7992144926..5c9e56895d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -801,8 +801,6 @@ Session::destroy ()
 void
 Session::setup_ltc ()
 {
-	XMLNode* child = 0;
-
 	_ltc_output_port = AudioEngine::instance()->register_output_port (DataType::AUDIO, X_("LTC-Out"), false, TransportGenerator);
 
 	{