diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b2e213122..0a16b9f88 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-04-02  Adam Jackson  <ajax@freedesktop.org>
+
+	* Xext/sync.c:
+	Coverity #75: Dead variable elimination.
+
 2006-04-02  Adam Jackson  <ajax@freedesktop.org>
 
 	* os/xdmauth.c:
diff --git a/Xext/sync.c b/Xext/sync.c
index 3d3d67559..c88d81c36 100644
--- a/Xext/sync.c
+++ b/Xext/sync.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void
 SyncDeleteTriggerFromCounter(pTrigger)
     SyncTrigger *pTrigger;
 {
-    SyncTriggerList *pCur, *pPrev = NULL;
+    SyncTriggerList *pCur;
 
     /* pCounter needs to be stored in pTrigger before calling here. */
 
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ SyncDeleteTriggerFromCounter(pTrigger)
     {
 	if (pCur->pTrigger == pTrigger)
 	{
-	    if (pPrev)
-		pPrev->next = pCur->next;
-	    else
-		pTrigger->pCounter->pTriglist = pCur->next;
+	    pTrigger->pCounter->pTriglist = pCur->next;
 	    xfree(pCur);
 	    break;
 	}