diff --git a/src/conio/bitmap_con.c b/src/conio/bitmap_con.c
index eb02204023f95dc15aaa5c4acd3bdee786dcfed0..91ad0df0fba4f291a34ec3dc0399a8460059cfb4 100644
--- a/src/conio/bitmap_con.c
+++ b/src/conio/bitmap_con.c
@@ -933,7 +933,6 @@ static int check_redraw(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-pthread_t bpid;
 /* Blinker Thread */
 static void blinker_thread(void *data)
 {
@@ -946,7 +945,6 @@ static void blinker_thread(void *data)
 	int lfc;
 	int blink;
 
-bpid = pthread_self();
 	SetThreadName("Blinker");
 	while(1) {
 		curs_changed = 0;