diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkvulkancontext-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkvulkancontext-win32.c
index 742006124d..586c4f929c 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkvulkancontext-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkvulkancontext-win32.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ gdk_win32_vulkan_context_create_surface (GdkVulkanContext *context,
 {
   GdkSurface *window = gdk_draw_context_get_surface (GDK_DRAW_CONTEXT (context));
   GdkDisplay *display = gdk_draw_context_get_display (GDK_DRAW_CONTEXT (context));
-  GdkWin32Surface *win32_surface = GDK_WIN32_SURFACE (window);
   VkWin32SurfaceCreateInfoKHR info;
   VkResult result;