diff --git a/codec/j2k_to_image.c b/codec/j2k_to_image.c
index d7f72183..9f2c30d0 100644
--- a/codec/j2k_to_image.c
+++ b/codec/j2k_to_image.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   char S1, S2, S3;
   
   char *src=NULL; 
-  char *dest=NULL;
   
   int len;