diff --git a/src/conio/cterm.c b/src/conio/cterm.c
index 9037341787d436ef1a6d5cc84ad04e529eaf3f0f..348c3a969cc71c64892a6ac7235ddcf128650ae2 100644
--- a/src/conio/cterm.c
+++ b/src/conio/cterm.c
@@ -2725,7 +2725,6 @@ struct cterminal* CIOLIBCALL cterm_init(int height, int width, int xpos, int ypo
 	char	*out;
 	int		i;
 	struct cterminal *cterm;
-	struct text_info ti;
 
 	if((cterm=malloc(sizeof(struct cterminal)))==NULL)
 		return cterm;
@@ -2799,7 +2798,6 @@ struct cterminal* CIOLIBCALL cterm_init(int height, int width, int xpos, int ypo
 	}
 
 	/* Set up a shadow palette */
-	gettextinfo(&ti);
 	for (i=0; i < sizeof(dac_default)/sizeof(struct dac_colors); i++)
 		setpalette(i+16, dac_default[i].red << 8 | dac_default[i].red, dac_default[i].green << 8 | dac_default[i].green, dac_default[i].blue << 8 | dac_default[i].blue);