diff --git a/win32ss/user/user32/windows/input.c b/win32ss/user/user32/windows/input.c
index cad4930de28..0fb6ad0a459 100644
--- a/win32ss/user/user32/windows/input.c
+++ b/win32ss/user/user32/windows/input.c
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ IntLoadKeyboardLayout(
     UNICODE_STRING ustrKLID;
     WCHAR wszRegKey[256] = L"SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layouts\\";
     WCHAR wszLayoutId[10], wszNewKLID[10], szImeFileName[80];
-    HKEY hKey;
     HKL hNewKL;
     BOOL bIsIME;