diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c b/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c
index 07e1e26111d..9df928fdd8a 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c
@@ -1140,7 +1140,6 @@ NtGdiStretchDIBitsInternal(
     PDC pdc;
     HBITMAP hbmTmp = 0;
     PSURFACE psurfTmp = 0, psurfDst = 0;
-    HPALETTE hpalDIB = 0;
     PPALETTE ppalDIB = 0;
     EXLATEOBJ exlo;
     PVOID pvBits;