diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 8b6f202..079ccda 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -2445,7 +2445,6 @@
                                                      const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle,
                                                      LayerMetadata metadata,
                                                      uint32_t* outTransformHint) {
-    sp<SurfaceControl> sur;
     status_t err = mStatus;
 
     if (mStatus == NO_ERROR) {