diff --git a/src/sacct/print.c b/src/sacct/print.c
index 635ac8ad6a1fcc624e25e0a56a017e630b8fcad3..903fb1b224fc67dfd6bd15583df86d561c8f5b67 100644
--- a/src/sacct/print.c
+++ b/src/sacct/print.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ void print_blockid(type_t type, void *object)
 { 
 	jobacct_job_rec_t *job = (jobacct_job_rec_t *)object;
 	jobcomp_job_rec_t *jobcomp = (jobcomp_job_rec_t *)object;
-	jobacct_step_rec_t *step = (jobacct_step_rec_t *)object;
 
 	switch(type) {
 	case HEADLINE: