diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index a169c32f64..0268d4b564 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1599,7 +1599,6 @@ int
 Session::save_template (string template_name)
 {
 	XMLTree tree;
-	string xml_path, bak_path, template_path;
 
 	if (_state_of_the_state & CannotSave) {
 		return -1;