diff --git a/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.c b/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.c
index 0ecb84ae760b898e0643aca22500094ba767756b..1d085b0063518f0f625d2aedbacbfb9a11f3b635 100644
--- a/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.c
+++ b/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.c
@@ -1621,7 +1621,6 @@ create_channel (McsPlugin * mcs_plugin)
 {
     McsSetting *setting;
 
-    const gchar *home = g_get_home_dir ();
     gchar *rcfile;
 
     rcfile = xfce_get_userfile (RCDIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, RCFILE, NULL);