diff --git a/src/ca/acctst.c b/src/ca/acctst.c
index e219425a6..29991ea58 100644
--- a/src/ca/acctst.c
+++ b/src/ca/acctst.c
@@ -2326,7 +2326,6 @@ void verifyTimeStamps ( chid chan, unsigned interestLevel )
 void verifyChannelPriorities ( const char *pName, unsigned interestLevel )
 {
     static const unsigned nPrio = 30;
-    unsigned priorityIncrement;
     unsigned i;
 
     showProgressBegin ( "verifyChannelPriorities", interestLevel );