diff --git a/eek/eek-renderer.c b/eek/eek-renderer.c
index a10b2eb0..677a9c15 100644
--- a/eek/eek-renderer.c
+++ b/eek/eek-renderer.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ render_keyboard_surface (EekRenderer *renderer)
 {
     EekRendererPrivate *priv = eek_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
     EekBounds bounds;
-    cairo_surface_t *keyboard_surface;
     CreateKeyboardSurfaceCallbackData data;
     EekColor foreground, background;