diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbTest.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbTest.c
index 9fcbfdf84..7000c4679 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbTest.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbTest.c
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ long dbpf(const char *pname,const char *pvalue)
             n = (long)strlen(pvalue) + 1;
         } else {
             const char *p = pvalue;
-            epicsOldString *array;
 
             for (n = 0; *p && n < addr.no_elements; n++) {
                 while (isspace(*p)) p++;