diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c
index 4d9f38ce..2e2a1a3e 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,6 @@ sysprof_display_open (SysprofDisplay *self,
   SysprofDisplayPrivate *priv = sysprof_display_get_instance_private (self);
   g_autoptr(SysprofCaptureReader) reader = NULL;
   g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
-  g_autoptr(GTask) task = NULL;
   g_autofree gchar *path = NULL;
 
   g_return_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_DISPLAY (self));