diff --git a/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc b/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc
index 546f109f3b..ba168ec86f 100644
--- a/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc
+++ b/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@ int VirtualMachine::automatic_requirements(string& error_str)
     string          requirements;
     string          cluster_id;
     string          vatt_cluster_id;
-    bool            error = false;
 
     // Get cluster id from all DISK vector attributes