diff --git a/src/uv-unix.c b/src/uv-unix.c
index bfdeedce..e73f2951 100644
--- a/src/uv-unix.c
+++ b/src/uv-unix.c
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ static void uv__write_callbacks(uv_stream_t* stream) {
 
 static void uv__read(uv_stream_t* stream) {
   uv_buf_t buf;
-  struct iovec* iov;
   ssize_t nread;
 
   /* XXX: Maybe instead of having UV_READING we just test if
@@ -826,8 +825,6 @@ static void uv__read(uv_stream_t* stream) {
     assert(buf.len > 0);
     assert(buf.base);
 
-    iov = (struct iovec*) &buf;
-
     do {
       nread = read(stream->fd, buf.base, buf.len);
     }