diff --git a/lib/qdp_llvm.cc b/lib/qdp_llvm.cc
index 2a37f1e6..ec60b8d5 100644
--- a/lib/qdp_llvm.cc
+++ b/lib/qdp_llvm.cc
@@ -2535,8 +2535,6 @@ namespace QDP
 	// ------------------- CODE GEN ----------------------
     
 	llvm::legacy::PassManager CodeGenPasses;
-    
-	llvm::LLVMTargetMachine &LLVMTM = static_cast<llvm::LLVMTargetMachine &>(*TargetMachine);
 
 	std::error_code ec;