diff --git a/bin/sh/input.c b/bin/sh/input.c
index b1f0475fec41..2005a87db9cf 100644
--- a/bin/sh/input.c
+++ b/bin/sh/input.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ char *parsenextc;		/* copy of parsefile->nextc */
 MKINIT struct parsefile basepf;	/* top level input file */
 char basebuf[BUFSIZ + 1];	/* buffer for top level input file */
 static struct parsefile *parsefile = &basepf;	/* current input file */
-int init_editline = 0;		/* editline library initialized? */
 int whichprompt;		/* 1 == PS1, 2 == PS2 */
 
 EditLine *el;			/* cookie for editline package */
diff --git a/bin/sh/input.h b/bin/sh/input.h
index 38be60959196..c8802f9783c2 100644
--- a/bin/sh/input.h
+++ b/bin/sh/input.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 extern int plinno;
 extern int parsenleft;		/* number of characters left in input buffer */
 extern char *parsenextc;	/* next character in input buffer */
-extern int init_editline;	/* 0 == not setup, 1 == OK, -1 == failed */
 
 struct alias;
 struct parsefile;