2 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 973443cf1380..9e3e0bae20df 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 #include "util.hh"
 
 
-string thisSystem = SYSTEM;
-
-
 Error::Error(const format & f)
 {
     err = f.str();
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 05cf777f1eb6..92bdf50d31f7 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ typedef list<Path> Paths;
 typedef set<Path> PathSet;
 
 
-/* The canonical system name, as returned by config.guess. */ 
-extern string thisSystem;
-
-
 /* Return an environment variable. */
 string getEnv(const string & key, const string & def = "");