diff --git a/src/contest.c b/src/contest.c
index a4f73ef90..d592ef8cc 100644
--- a/src/contest.c
+++ b/src/contest.c
@@ -998,7 +998,6 @@ void ResetLinkContestBoolean(void)
 
 static void SetupContestGpuRegs(void)
 {
-    u16 savedIme;
 
     SetGpuReg(REG_OFFSET_DISPCNT, DISPCNT_OBJ_1D_MAP);
     SetGpuReg(REG_OFFSET_BLDCNT, 0);
@@ -6100,4 +6099,3 @@ void StripPlayerAndMonNamesForLinkContest(struct ContestPokemon *mon, s32 langua
     }
 }
 
-