diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e6da1eff..e052bd28 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	* src/nano.c (delete_opennode): Plug a small memory leak.
 	* src/files.c (do_lockfile): Rename a variable; it does not contain
 	the size of the file but the size of the name.
+	* src/nano.c (do_toggle): Elide an unneeded variable.
 
 2015-07-06  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/global.c (add_to_sclist), src/help.c (help_init), src/nano.h,
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 7fc8a429..b7d76402 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,6 @@ void allow_pending_sigwinch(bool allow)
 void do_toggle(int flag)
 {
     bool enabled;
-    const char *desc;
 
     TOGGLE(flag);
 
@@ -1457,8 +1456,7 @@ void do_toggle(int flag)
 	)
 	enabled = !enabled;
 
-    desc = (char *) _(flagtostr(flag));
-    statusbar("%s %s", desc, enabled ? _("enabled") : _("disabled"));
+    statusbar("%s %s", _(flagtostr(flag)), enabled ? _("enabled") : _("disabled"));
 }
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */