diff --git a/src/kits/shared/HashString.cpp b/src/kits/shared/HashString.cpp
index 8598c602f8..ecbaf340dc 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/HashString.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/HashString.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ HashString::Truncate(int32 newLength)
 		newLength = 0;
 	if (newLength < fLength) {
 		char *string = fString;
-		int32 len = fLength;
 		fString = NULL;
-		len = 0;
 		if (!_SetTo(string, newLength)) {
 			fString = string;
 			fLength = newLength;