diff --git a/libavcodec/libzvbi-teletextdec.c b/libavcodec/libzvbi-teletextdec.c
index a81f924822..d1f0a9f78e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libzvbi-teletextdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libzvbi-teletextdec.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static void subtitle_rect_free(AVSubtitleRect **sub_rect)
 
 static char *create_ass_text(TeletextContext *ctx, const char *text)
 {
-    int ret;
     char *dialog;
     AVBPrint buf;