diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
index f4cb787ee9..d9cdc270cf 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
@@ -1036,15 +1036,12 @@ NMConnection *
 nm_connection_new_from_hash (GHashTable *hash, GError **error)
 {
 	NMConnection *connection;
-	NMConnectionPrivate *priv;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (hash != NULL, NULL);
 
 	connection = nm_connection_new ();
 	g_hash_table_foreach (hash, parse_one_setting, connection);
 
-	priv = NM_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
-
 	if (!nm_connection_verify (connection, error)) {
 		g_object_unref (connection);
 		return NULL;