diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c
index df157a48b1..d446aa2726 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ virStorageBackendVzPoolBuild(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
 static int
 virStorageBackendVzPoolStart(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool)
 {
-    int ret = -1;
     virStoragePoolDefPtr def = virStoragePoolObjGetDef(pool);
     VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) grp_name = NULL;
     VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) usr_name = NULL;