diff --git a/libobs/obs-scene.c b/libobs/obs-scene.c
index 375e9fd9f89c21e4b723c60e8fb3c3ae72344beb..ef3832bc15541dc89a3a2047f73d49223b36dd1b 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-scene.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-scene.c
@@ -2672,7 +2672,6 @@ static void build_current_order_info(obs_scene_t *scene,
 static bool sceneitems_match2(obs_scene_t *scene,
 		struct obs_sceneitem_order_info *items, size_t size)
 {
-	obs_sceneitem_t *item = scene->first_item;
 	struct obs_sceneitem_order_info *cur_items;
 	size_t cur_size;