diff --git a/v2/engine/execunix.c b/v2/engine/execunix.c
index 46505f73f..362b910e6 100644
--- a/v2/engine/execunix.c
+++ b/v2/engine/execunix.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
  */
 
 static clock_t tps;
-static struct timeval tv;
 static int select_timeout;
 static int intr;
 static int cmdsrunning;