diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index 400782aa..3cc2f851 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -2004,8 +2004,6 @@ static int handle_packet(void *object, int i, uint8_t *temp, uint16_t len)
 
         case PACKET_ID_MESSAGE:
         case PACKET_ID_ACTION: {
-            const uint8_t *message_id = data;
-
             if (data_length == 0)
                 break;