diff --git a/src/feature/control/fmt_serverstatus.c b/src/feature/control/fmt_serverstatus.c
index fc1029ae84..1fc5d4a157 100644
--- a/src/feature/control/fmt_serverstatus.c
+++ b/src/feature/control/fmt_serverstatus.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ list_server_status_v1(smartlist_t *routers, char **router_status_out,
   /* We include v2 dir auths here too, because they need to answer
    * controllers. Eventually we'll deprecate this whole function;
    * see also networkstatus_getinfo_by_purpose(). */
-  int authdir = authdir_mode_publishes_statuses(options);
   tor_assert(router_status_out);
 
   rs_entries = smartlist_new();