diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index fc90d1650cd591f76037e44121fd848cba0a3dcd..500d51b4bad67f06f03dfe122cc4f8ee0bd7402b 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -1079,8 +1079,6 @@ libxlOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
 static int
 libxlClose(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
-    libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver = conn->privateData;
-
     conn->privateData = NULL;
     return 0;
 }