diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/path_text.c b/demos/gtk-demo/path_text.c
index 16ebb6daa7..401ef8b717 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/path_text.c
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/path_text.c
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ pointer_motion (GtkEventControllerMotion *controller,
                 GtkPathWidget            *self)
 {
   GskPathPoint point;
-  graphene_point_t pos;
 
   if (gsk_path_get_closest_point (self->line_path,
                                   &GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (x, y),