diff --git a/Parser/pgen.c b/Parser/pgen.c
index f3fdb46d1e1..e90155de561 100644
--- a/Parser/pgen.c
+++ b/Parser/pgen.c
@@ -283,10 +283,7 @@ compile_item(labellist *ll, nfa *nf, node *n, int *pa, int *pb)
 static void
 compile_atom(labellist *ll, nfa *nf, node *n, int *pa, int *pb)
 {
-	int i;
-	
 	REQ(n, ATOM);
-	i = n->n_nchildren;
 	REQN(i, 1);
 	n = n->n_child;
 	if (n->n_type == LPAR) {