diff --git a/lib/ssluse.c b/lib/ssluse.c
index 5d149ba537802ccc61188c55adc2085194c304e8..d6b6125aae720bf4381784ab09f67857f5730030 100644
--- a/lib/ssluse.c
+++ b/lib/ssluse.c
@@ -734,7 +734,6 @@ void Curl_ossl_close(struct connectdata *conn)
  */
 int Curl_ossl_shutdown(struct connectdata *conn, int sockindex)
 {
-  int result;
   int retval = 0;
   struct ssl_connect_data *connssl = &conn->ssl[sockindex];
   struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;