diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index d24d7dcd4..f97aa0e4c 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -493,8 +493,6 @@ static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
 
 #define HASHTABLE_SIZE_N (sizeof(hashtable_size)/sizeof(unsigned long))
 
-static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
-
 static SCM
 make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name) 
 {