diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index 6fc04ecff6..77ec3f2694 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::windowDeleted( EffectWindow* c )
     {
     foreach( EffectPair ep, loaded_effects )
         ep.second->windowDeleted( c );
-    Toplevel* c2 = static_cast< EffectWindowImpl* >( c )->window();
     elevated_windows.removeAll( c );
     }