diff --git a/ext/xml/xml.c b/ext/xml/xml.c
index aabb4141573..b7c4baa1a16 100644
--- a/ext/xml/xml.c
+++ b/ext/xml/xml.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(xml_parser_free)
 {
 	zval *pind;
 	xml_parser *parser;
-	zend_resource *res;
 
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "r", &pind) == FAILURE) {
 		return;