diff --git a/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c b/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c
index 3faf0e2161a8d..ff5716c879153 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ static int php_openssl_win_cert_verify_callback(X509_STORE_CTX *x509_store_ctx,
 		SSL_EXTRA_CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_PARA ssl_policy_params = {sizeof(SSL_EXTRA_CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_PARA)};
 		CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_PARA chain_policy_params = {sizeof(CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_PARA)};
 		CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_STATUS chain_policy_status = {sizeof(CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_STATUS)};
-		LPWSTR server_name = NULL;
 		BOOL verify_result;
 
 		ssl_policy_params.dwAuthType = (sslsock->is_client) ? AUTHTYPE_SERVER : AUTHTYPE_CLIENT;