diff --git a/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c b/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c
index 61c9c13d..7709c663 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,6 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_chain_write(FLAC__Metadata_Chain *chain, FLAC
 FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_chain_write_with_callbacks(FLAC__Metadata_Chain *chain, FLAC__bool use_padding, FLAC__IOHandle handle, FLAC__IOCallbacks callbacks)
 {
 	unsigned current_length;
-	FLAC__bool ret;
 
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != chain);