diff --git a/source/net_udp.c b/source/net_udp.c
index e747148..1119623 100644
--- a/source/net_udp.c
+++ b/source/net_udp.c
@@ -415,11 +415,8 @@ void
 NET_Init (int port)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	WORD        wVersionRequested;
 	int         r;
 
-	wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD (1, 1);
-
 	r = WSAStartup (MAKEWORD (1, 1), &winsockdata);
 	if (r)
 		Sys_Error ("Winsock initialization failed.");