diff --git a/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_control.c b/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_control.c
index 4cce0886869ad16597741401c095bbdba27f36fa..7561f2e4fca742f1d35a9b43f5c0099b09bf51fb 100644
--- a/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_control.c
+++ b/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_control.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ int RUNTIME_init( CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
 {
     starpu_conf_t *conf = (starpu_conf_t*)(chamctxt->schedopt);
     int hres = CHAMELEON_ERR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
-    int rc = 0;
 
     /* StarPU was already initialized by an external library */
     if (conf == NULL) {