diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/prepare.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/prepare.c
index d5e25a77299..fcaee19db00 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/prepare.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/prepare.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/prepare.c,v 1.26.2.1 2008/05/12 16:30:17 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/prepare.c,v 1.26.2.2 2008/06/03 20:55:41 tgl Exp $ */
 
 #define POSTGRES_ECPG_INTERNAL
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ ECPGprepare(int lineno, const char *connection_name, const int questionmarks, co
 	struct statement *stmt;
 	struct prepared_statement *this,
 			   *prev;
-	struct sqlca_t *sqlca = ECPGget_sqlca();
 	PGresult   *query;
 
 	con = ecpg_get_connection(connection_name);