diff --git a/hw/xwin/winscrinit.c b/hw/xwin/winscrinit.c
index e776bdba6..5623b8881 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winscrinit.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winscrinit.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ winFinishScreenInitFB(int i, ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     winScreenPriv(pScreen);
     winScreenInfo *pScreenInfo = pScreenPriv->pScreenInfo;
     VisualPtr pVisual = NULL;
-    char *pbits = NULL;
 
 #if defined(XWIN_CLIPBOARD) || defined(XWIN_MULTIWINDOW)
     int iReturn;
@@ -293,9 +292,6 @@ winFinishScreenInitFB(int i, ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    /* Setup a local variable to point to the framebuffer */
-    pbits = pScreenInfo->pfb;
-
     /* Apparently we need this for the render extension */
     miSetPixmapDepths();