diff --git a/vcl/quartz/ctfonts.cxx b/vcl/quartz/ctfonts.cxx
index 0adc0bbfef39..f75f8c4c3406 100644
--- a/vcl/quartz/ctfonts.cxx
+++ b/vcl/quartz/ctfonts.cxx
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ std::vector<hb_variation_t> CoreTextFontFace::GetVariations() const
         if (pAxes)
         {
             CFDictionaryRef pVariations = CTFontCopyVariation(pFont);
-            std::vector<hb_variation_t> aHBVariations;
             if (pVariations)
             {
                 CFIndex nAxes = CFArrayGetCount(pAxes);