diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
index de71e03fd..9e8abfcca 100644
--- a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ SDLState::SDLState() {
     if (start_thread) {
         poll_thread = std::thread([&] {
             using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-            SDL_Event event;
             while (initialized) {
                 SDL_PumpEvents();
                 std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::duration(10ms));