diff --git a/krylov/HYPRE_pcg.c b/krylov/HYPRE_pcg.c
index 8c3feca29..2d5ba4856 100644
--- a/krylov/HYPRE_pcg.c
+++ b/krylov/HYPRE_pcg.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ int
 HYPRE_PCGSetLogging( HYPRE_Solver solver,
                      int          level )
 {
-   int ierr = 0;
    return ( hypre_PCGSetLogging( (void *) solver, level ) );
 }