diff --git a/src/thingdef.cpp b/src/thingdef.cpp
index 7484df2c77..2e28bb74a7 100644
--- a/src/thingdef.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef.cpp
@@ -1699,7 +1699,6 @@ static int ProcessStates(FActorInfo * actor, AActor * defaults, Baggage &bag)
 	FState state;
 	FState * laststate = NULL;
 	intptr_t lastlabel = -1;
-	FStateDefine * stp;
 	int minrequiredstate = -1;
 
 	statestring[255] = 0;