diff --git a/src/win/tcp.c b/src/win/tcp.c
index 62e0917f..6b282e0b 100644
--- a/src/win/tcp.c
+++ b/src/win/tcp.c
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ int uv__tcp_listen(uv_tcp_t* handle, int backlog, uv_connection_cb cb) {
 
 
 int uv__tcp_accept(uv_tcp_t* server, uv_tcp_t* client) {
-  uv_loop_t* loop = server->loop;
   int err = 0;
   int family;