diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index aa5e5a22c..35bb1344b 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
 
   std::vector<std::string> depends;  
   std::vector<std::string> commands;
-  std::string localName;
 
   // write the directory level rules for this local gen
   //this->WriteDirectoryRules(ruleFileStream,lg);