diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index 5991d996a9..b54ba9ed88 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ ldap_build_entry(
 
 		/* no subschemaSubentry */
 		if ( attr->a_desc == slap_schema.si_ad_subschemaSubentry ) {
-			BerVarray	vals;
 
 			/* 
 			 * We eat target's subschemaSubentry because