diff --git a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
index a0e865ff57..b22a103fec 100644
--- a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
@@ -2328,7 +2328,6 @@ qtdemux_parse_trak (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GNode * trak)
       }
     }
   } else {
-    int sample_width;
     guint64 timestamp = 0;
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux,
@@ -2345,9 +2344,6 @@ qtdemux_parse_trak (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GNode * trak)
     samples = g_malloc (sizeof (QtDemuxSample) * n_samples);
     stream->samples = samples;
 
-    sample_width = QTDEMUX_GUINT16_GET (stsd->data + offset + 10) / 8;
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "sample_width %d", sample_width);
-
     n_samples_per_chunk = QTDEMUX_GUINT32_GET (stsc->data + 12);
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "n_samples_per_chunk %d", n_samples_per_chunk);
     offset = 16;