diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
index b82aa1b5a07..4d9f3a48e2a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
@@ -2045,7 +2045,6 @@ bool QStyleSheetStyle::hasStyleRule(const QObject *obj, int part) const
     }
 
     QString pseudoElement = QLatin1String(knownPseudoElements[part].name);
-    QVector<Declaration> declarations;
     for (int i = 0; i < rules.count(); i++) {
         const Selector& selector = rules.at(i).selectors.at(0);
         if (pseudoElement.compare(selector.pseudoElement(), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {