diff --git a/src/authradius.c b/src/authradius.c
index e2f7021..e0a028c 100644
--- a/src/authradius.c
+++ b/src/authradius.c
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ static void random_vector(uint8_t *vector, struct clientparam *param)
 }
 
 
-static float timeout = 5;
-
 typedef struct radius_packet_t {
   uint8_t       code;
   uint8_t       id;