diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 42288e41..8edabd23 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 srcdir=`dirname $0`
 test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
 
-PKG_NAME="gnome-shell-extensions"
-
 test -f $srcdir/configure.ac || {
     echo -n "**Error**: Directory "\`$srcdir\'" does not look like the"
     echo " top-level gnome-shell-extensions directory"