diff --git a/panels/display/xrandr-capplet.c b/panels/display/xrandr-capplet.c
index f3a1c52c2..26aaceaab 100644
--- a/panels/display/xrandr-capplet.c
+++ b/panels/display/xrandr-capplet.c
@@ -2005,7 +2005,6 @@ on_area_paint (FooScrollArea  *area,
                gpointer        data)
 {
   App *app = data;
-  double scale;
   GList *connected_outputs = NULL;
   GList *list;
 
@@ -2014,13 +2013,8 @@ on_area_paint (FooScrollArea  *area,
   if (!app->current_configuration)
     return;
 
-  scale = compute_scale (app);
   connected_outputs = list_connected_outputs (app, NULL, NULL);
 
-#if 0
-  g_debug ("scale: %f", scale);
-#endif
-
   for (list = connected_outputs; list != NULL; list = list->next)
     {
       paint_output (app, cr, g_list_position (connected_outputs, list));