diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index 1c8bc4c007d..deadd106bd7 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -3610,7 +3610,6 @@ Transposing beyond buffer boundaries is an error.")
   int start1_byte, start2_byte, len1_byte, len2_byte;
   int gap, len1, len_mid, len2;
   unsigned char *start1_addr, *start2_addr, *temp;
-  struct gcpro gcpro1, gcpro2;
 
   INTERVAL cur_intv, tmp_interval1, tmp_interval_mid, tmp_interval2;
   cur_intv = BUF_INTERVALS (current_buffer);