diff --git a/src/common/dcbase.cpp b/src/common/dcbase.cpp
index 0967630655..229552468a 100644
--- a/src/common/dcbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcbase.cpp
@@ -1477,7 +1477,6 @@ void wxDCImpl::CalculateEllipticPoints( wxPointList* points,
     wxCoord y = b;
     long x2 = 1;
     long y2 = y*y;
-    long y2_old = 0;
     long y_old = 0;
     // Lists for quadrant 1 to 4
     wxPointList pointsarray[4];
@@ -1485,7 +1484,6 @@ void wxDCImpl::CalculateEllipticPoints( wxPointList* points,
     for( x = 0; x <= a; ++x )
     {
         x2 = x2+x+x-1;
-        y2_old = y2;
         y_old = y;
         bool bNewPoint = false;
         while( y2 > c1 - c2 * x2 && y > 0 )