diff --git a/src/libply/ply-rectangle.c b/src/libply/ply-rectangle.c
index 8fdd89e5..93442444 100644
--- a/src/libply/ply-rectangle.c
+++ b/src/libply/ply-rectangle.c
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ ply_rectangle_overlap_t
 ply_rectangle_find_overlap (ply_rectangle_t *rectangle1,
                             ply_rectangle_t *rectangle2)
 {
-  ply_rectangle_overlap_t overlap;
-
   enum {H_COLLISION_NONE, H_COLLISION_LEFT, H_COLLISION_RIGHT, H_COLLISION_BOTH, H_COLLISION_CONTAINED, H_COLLISION_EXACT}
         h_collision = H_COLLISION_NONE;
   enum {V_COLLISION_NONE, V_COLLISION_TOP, V_COLLISION_BOTTOM, V_COLLISION_BOTH, V_COLLISION_CONTAINED, V_COLLISION_EXACT}