diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index ea8e9e404d4..6f62f74647a 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ ulonglong relay_log_space_limit = 0;
 
 int disconnect_slave_event_count = 0, abort_slave_event_count = 0;
 int events_till_abort = -1;
-#ifndef DBUG_OFF
-static int events_till_disconnect = -1;
-#endif
 
 typedef enum { SLAVE_THD_IO, SLAVE_THD_SQL} SLAVE_THD_TYPE;