diff --git a/src/starsphere/SetMacSSLevel.m b/src/starsphere/SetMacSSLevel.m
index 26a871046a5f44a7a853ed60fe1f0894c4d33d02..1d1769fc4d34d22facd20efc73a19994a5eda9a5 100644
--- a/src/starsphere/SetMacSSLevel.m
+++ b/src/starsphere/SetMacSSLevel.m
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ void SetMacSSLevel();
 #define RealSaverLevel 2002
 
 void SetMacSSLevel() {
-    static NSMenu * emptyMenu;
     NSOpenGLContext * myContext = nil;
     NSView *myView = nil;
     NSWindow* myWindow = nil;