diff --git a/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c b/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
index ac0820ce7..e565ee934 100644
--- a/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
+++ b/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
@@ -2313,7 +2313,6 @@ add_battery_percentage (CcPowerPanel *self,
   GtkWidget *box, *label, *title;
   GtkWidget *row;
   GtkWidget *sw;
-  g_autofree gchar *s = NULL;
 
   if (!self->has_batteries)
     return;