diff --git a/src/conio/x_events.c b/src/conio/x_events.c
index adf196140c37bad829d5bd7caa589ee318fef52a..22c0d4b925946b23a993963450bd9048745940a8 100644
--- a/src/conio/x_events.c
+++ b/src/conio/x_events.c
@@ -493,11 +493,8 @@ static void resize_window()
 
 static void init_mode_internal(int mode)
 {
-	int oldcols;
 	int mw, mh;
 
-	oldcols=x_cvstat.cols;
-
 	x11_get_maxsize(&mw, &mh);
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&vstatlock);
 	if (last) {