diff --git a/generator/FieldBase.cs b/generator/FieldBase.cs
index 1c2a30c9a..da5954524 100644
--- a/generator/FieldBase.cs
+++ b/generator/FieldBase.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ namespace GtkSharp.Generation {
 			IGeneratable gen = table [CType];
 			StreamWriter sw = gen_info.Writer;
 			string modifiers = elem.GetAttributeAsBoolean ("new_flag") ? "new " : "";
-			bool is_struct = table.IsStruct (CType) || table.IsBoxed (CType);
 
 			sw.WriteLine (indent + "public " + modifiers + CSType + " " + Name + " {");