diff --git a/lib/http2.c b/lib/http2.c
index 86419cb6dd..8e2fc71996 100644
--- a/lib/http2.c
+++ b/lib/http2.c
@@ -1848,7 +1848,6 @@ static ssize_t http2_send(struct connectdata *conn, int sockindex,
     goto fail;
   }
 
-  end = line_end;
   nva[2].name = (unsigned char *)":scheme";
   nva[2].namelen = strlen((char *)nva[2].name);
   if(conn->handler->flags & PROTOPT_SSL)