diff --git a/sys/opensles/openslesringbuffer.c b/sys/opensles/openslesringbuffer.c
index b5dbc80cb2..d4a5e6371e 100644
--- a/sys/opensles/openslesringbuffer.c
+++ b/sys/opensles/openslesringbuffer.c
@@ -337,10 +337,6 @@ _opensles_player_change_mute (GstAudioRingBuffer * rb)
 static void
 _opensles_player_event_cb (SLPlayItf caller, void *context, SLuint32 event)
 {
-  GstOpenSLESRingBuffer *thiz;
-
-  thiz = GST_OPENSLES_RING_BUFFER_CAST (context);
-
   if (event & SL_PLAYEVENT_HEADATNEWPOS) {
     SLmillisecond position;