diff --git a/translate.c b/translate.c
index b540d0e64..344e5b981 100644
--- a/translate.c
+++ b/translate.c
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ void translate_destroy()
 
 #else
 
-int _nl_msg_cat_cntr=0;
-
 const wchar_t *wgettext( const wchar_t *in )
 {
 	return in;