diff --git a/src/keystore-blob.c b/src/keystore-blob.c
index 028dd8b..f71ff5d 100644
--- a/src/keystore-blob.c
+++ b/src/keystore-blob.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 int keystore_get_secret(const char *name, const unsigned char **key, int *key_len)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
-	char *blob, *modifier, *payload;
+	char *blob, *payload;
 	u8 *blob_bin, *payload_bin;
 	ssize_t len;
 	int fd, ret;