diff --git a/modules/debugging/mod_firehose.c b/modules/debugging/mod_firehose.c
index 33450ddb57..f35576011b 100644
--- a/modules/debugging/mod_firehose.c
+++ b/modules/debugging/mod_firehose.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ static int firehose_output_filter(ap_filter_t *f, apr_bucket_brigade *bb)
  */
 static int firehose_create_request(request_rec *r)
 {
-    firehose_conf_t *conf;
     firehose_ctx_t *ctx;
     apr_uuid_t uuid;
     int set = 0;
@@ -352,9 +351,6 @@ static int firehose_create_request(request_rec *r)
         return DECLINED;
     }
 
-    conf = ap_get_module_config(r->connection->base_server->module_config,
-            &firehose_module);
-
     f = r->connection->input_filters;
     while (f) {
         if (f->frec->filter_func.in_func == &firehose_input_filter) {