diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc
index d1728db68e9..b597b9224fa 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc
@@ -8003,7 +8003,6 @@ i_s_dict_fill_sys_tablespaces(
 {
 	Field**	fields;
 	ulint	atomic_blobs	= FSP_FLAGS_HAS_ATOMIC_BLOBS(flags);
-	const char* file_format;
 	const char* row_format;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("i_s_dict_fill_sys_tablespaces");