diff --git a/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c b/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
index e01ec12d09..3ce58c8a6c 100644
--- a/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
+++ b/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ valid_path(const char *path, const bool readonly)
 static int
 verify_xpath_context(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt)
 {
-    int rc = -1;
     char *tmp = NULL;
 
     if (!ctxt) {