diff --git a/lib/loginprompt.c b/lib/loginprompt.c
index d7c3d6b9..2adea200 100644
--- a/lib/loginprompt.c
+++ b/lib/loginprompt.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ void login_prompt (char *name, int namesize)
 {
 	char buf[1024];
 
-#define MAX_ENV 32
-	char *envp[MAX_ENV];
 	char *cp;
 	int i;
 	FILE *fp;