diff --git a/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.c b/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.c
index 5c6c8f78b777..415004a4d84f 100644
--- a/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.c
+++ b/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.c
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ static char password_hash[] =		PASSWORD_HASH;
 #define PAM_OPT_LOCAL_PASS	"local_pass"
 #define PAM_OPT_NIS_PASS	"nis_pass"
 
-char *tempname = NULL;
-
 /*
  * authentication management
  */