diff --git a/src/sugar3/sugar-gesture-grabber.c b/src/sugar3/sugar-gesture-grabber.c
index 211e637a..186d8ac7 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/sugar-gesture-grabber.c
+++ b/src/sugar3/sugar-gesture-grabber.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ filter_function (GdkXEvent *xevent,
         SugarGestureGrabber *grabber;
         SugarGestureGrabberPriv *priv;
         gboolean handled = FALSE;
-        Window event_window;
         GdkDevice *device;
         XIDeviceEvent *ev;
         GdkDisplay *display;