diff --git a/gio/glocalfile.c b/gio/glocalfile.c
index 4f8df369b..824f624c4 100644
--- a/gio/glocalfile.c
+++ b/gio/glocalfile.c
@@ -2236,8 +2236,6 @@ g_local_file_trash (GFile         *file,
 
   if (fd == -1)
     {
-      errsv = errno;
-
       g_free (filesdir);
       g_free (topdir);
       g_free (trashname);