diff --git a/src/tasking/syscalls.c b/src/tasking/syscalls.c
index b85a95e..f055cd4 100644
--- a/src/tasking/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/tasking/syscalls.c
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ uint32_t sys_nanosleep(TrapFrame *tf)
     timespec* duration = (timespec*)tf->ebx;
     size_t ms = duration->tv_sec * 1000 + duration->tv_nsec / 1000000;
     //debug_log("waiting for 0x%X ms\n", ms);
-    size_t start_time = timer_ticks;
 
     scheduler_lock();
     current->wake_up_time = timer_ticks + ms;