diff --git a/src/demo/whiteout.c b/src/demo/whiteout.c
index aedad7d92..7b02a27dc 100644
--- a/src/demo/whiteout.c
+++ b/src/demo/whiteout.c
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ dostring(struct ncplane* n, const char** s, uint32_t rgb,
     }
     size_t ulen = 0;
     int r = 0;
-    int w;
     if((r = ncplane_putegc(n, &(*s)[idx], &ulen)) <= 0){
       return 0;
     }