diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
index 35a023f43..04e57197e 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 main(int argc,char **argv)
 {
     double	data;
-    int		status;
     chid	mychid;
 
     if(argc != 2) {