diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 63a9a75..e35ef35 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 struct config_s config;
 struct config_s config_defaults;
 unsigned int received_sighup = FALSE;   /* boolean */
-unsigned int processed_config_file = FALSE;     /* boolean */
 
 /*
  * Handle a signal
@@ -363,8 +362,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                 exit (EX_SOFTWARE);
         }
 
-        processed_config_file = TRUE;
-
         init_stats ();
 
         /* If ANONYMOUS is turned on, make sure that Content-Length is
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 91fe61a..ca2ee4b 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 /* Global Structures used in the program */
 extern struct config_s config;
 extern unsigned int received_sighup;    /* boolean */
-extern unsigned int processed_config_file;      /* boolean */
 
 extern int reload_config (void);