diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 206bb88..cdbceaf 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 PyObject *
 PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *v)
 {
-	PyObject *bytesmeth, *result, *func;
+	PyObject *result, *func;
 	static PyObject *bytesstring = NULL;
 
 	if (bytesstring == NULL) {