diff --git a/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/ImprovedStaggeredFermionImplementation.h b/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/ImprovedStaggeredFermionImplementation.h
index b4359879..0b723c47 100644
--- a/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/ImprovedStaggeredFermionImplementation.h
+++ b/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/ImprovedStaggeredFermionImplementation.h
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ void ImprovedStaggeredFermion<Impl>::DhopInternalOverlappedComms(StencilImpl &st
 #ifdef GRID_OMP
   Compressor compressor; 
   int len =  U.Grid()->oSites();
-  const int LLs =  1;
 
   DhopTotalTime   -= usecond();