diff --git a/src/cairo-win32-surface.c b/src/cairo-win32-surface.c
index 539f79543..7574a0651 100644
--- a/src/cairo-win32-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-win32-surface.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,6 @@ cairo_win32_surface_create (HDC hdc)
 {
     cairo_win32_surface_t *surface;
 
-    int depth;
     cairo_format_t format;
     RECT rect;