diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
index 93eb18f7..da62b4e2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ void flushGtkEvents(void)
 	return;
 }
 
-GtkWidget* HotkeyWin;
 
 static void hotKeyWindowRefresh(void)
 {
@@ -571,7 +570,6 @@ void openHotkeyConfig(void)
 			GTK_RESPONSE_OK,
 			NULL);
 	gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(win), 400, 800);
-	HotkeyWin = win;
 	GtkWidget *tree;
 	GtkWidget *vbox;
 	GtkWidget *scroll;