diff --git a/code/renderer/tr_font.c b/code/renderer/tr_font.c
index e1eb4868..3e5a87e7 100644
--- a/code/renderer/tr_font.c
+++ b/code/renderer/tr_font.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void RE_RegisterFont(const char *fontName, int pointSize, fontInfo_t *font) {
 #ifdef BUILD_FREETYPE
   FT_Face face;
   int j, k, xOut, yOut, lastStart, imageNumber;
-  int scaledSize, newSize, maxHeight, left, satLevels;
+  int scaledSize, newSize, maxHeight, left;
   unsigned char *out, *imageBuff;
   glyphInfo_t *glyph;
   image_t *image;
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ void RE_RegisterFont(const char *fontName, int pointSize, fontInfo_t *font) {
       imageBuff = ri.Malloc(newSize);
       left = 0;
       max = 0;
-      satLevels = 255;
       for ( k = 0; k < (scaledSize) ; k++ ) {
         if (max < out[k]) {
           max = out[k];