diff --git a/hw/xwin/dri/windowsdri.c b/hw/xwin/dri/windowsdri.c
index 5d4c5ea54..7b90cc451 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/dri/windowsdri.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/dri/windowsdri.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "glx/dri_helpers.h"
 
 static int WindowsDRIErrorBase = 0;
-static unsigned char WindowsDRIReqCode = 0;
 static int WindowsDRIEventBase = 0;
 
 static void
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ WindowsDRIExtensionInit(void)
                                  WindowsDRIResetProc,
                                  StandardMinorOpcode))) {
         size_t i;
-        WindowsDRIReqCode = (unsigned char)extEntry->base;
         WindowsDRIErrorBase = extEntry->errorBase;
         WindowsDRIEventBase = extEntry->eventBase;
         for (i = 0; i < WindowsDRINumberEvents; i++)