diff --git a/src/text.cxx b/src/text.cxx
index 94759fd..9efeed3 100644
--- a/src/text.cxx
+++ b/src/text.cxx
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ DrawText (CPixmap * pPixmap, Point pos, const char * pText, Sint32 font)
 {
   Sint32 rank;
 
-  auto phase = g_pEvent->GetPhase ();
-
   while (*pText != '\0')
   {
     rank = GetOffset (pText);