1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index de0e9118f..35ad98731 100755
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
     BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal;
     bool readStdin = false;
 
-    auto shell = getEnv("SHELL", "/bin/sh");
     std::string envCommand; // interactive shell
     Strings envExclude;