diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index f4596f5ea2..c6a0bce2f5 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5643,8 +5643,6 @@ void Application::updateDisplayMode() {
 
     static std::once_flag once;
     std::call_once(once, [&] {
-        bool first = true;
-
         // first sort the plugins into groupings: standard, advanced, developer
         DisplayPluginList standard;
         DisplayPluginList advanced;