diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapvc.c b/clients/tools/ldapvc.c
index c412a4259c..04f458c149 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapvc.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapvc.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ handle_private_option( int i )
 {
 	switch ( i ) {
 		char	*control, *cvalue;
-		int		crit;
 	case 'E': /* vc extension */
 		if( protocol == LDAP_VERSION2 ) {
 			fprintf( stderr, _("%s: -E incompatible with LDAPv%d\n"),
@@ -105,10 +104,8 @@ handle_private_option( int i )
 		 *	[!]key[=value] parameters, e.g.  -E !foo,bar=567
 		 */
 
-		crit = 0;
 		cvalue = NULL;
 		if( optarg[0] == '!' ) {
-			crit = 1;
 			optarg++;
 		}