diff --git a/src/complete.cpp b/src/complete.cpp
index 282239559..a5dad891d 100644
--- a/src/complete.cpp
+++ b/src/complete.cpp
@@ -1662,6 +1662,5 @@ wcstring_list_t complete_get_wrap_targets(const wcstring &command) {
 
 tuple_list<wcstring, wcstring> complete_get_wrap_pairs() {
     scoped_lock locker(wrapper_lock);
-    const wrapper_map_t &wraps = wrap_map();
     return flatten(wrap_map());
 }