diff --git a/channels/chan_agent.c b/channels/chan_agent.c
index 396e71f3da..128cd53a40 100644
--- a/channels/chan_agent.c
+++ b/channels/chan_agent.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,6 @@ static int agent_devicestate(void *data)
 	char *s;
 	ast_group_t groupmatch;
 	int groupoff;
-	int waitforagent=0;
 	int res = AST_DEVICE_INVALID;
 	
 	s = data;
@@ -2147,7 +2146,6 @@ static int agent_devicestate(void *data)
 		groupmatch = (1 << groupoff);
 	else if ((s[0] == ':') && (sscanf(s + 1, "%d", &groupoff) == 1)) {
 		groupmatch = (1 << groupoff);
-		waitforagent = 1;
 	} else 
 		groupmatch = 0;