diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 9effa676d2..834376400a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ int curses;
 const char* keyboard_layout = NULL;
 int64_t ticks_per_sec;
 ram_addr_t ram_size;
-int pit_min_timer_count = 0;
 int nb_nics;
 NICInfo nd_table[MAX_NICS];
 int vm_running;