diff --git a/gdbus/object.c b/gdbus/object.c
index eaa2e1aa..d17a1016 100644
--- a/gdbus/object.c
+++ b/gdbus/object.c
@@ -255,14 +255,13 @@ void g_dbus_pending_success(DBusConnection *connection,
 
         for (list = pending_security; list; list = list->next) {
 		struct security_data *secdata = list->data;
-		DBusHandlerResult result;
 
 		if (secdata->pending != pending)
 			continue;
 
 		pending_security = g_slist_remove(pending_security, secdata);
 
-		result = process_message(connection, secdata->message,
+		process_message(connection, secdata->message,
 				secdata->method, secdata->iface_user_data);
 
 		dbus_message_unref(secdata->message);