diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
index 73a68d95b67..9e9618a0af4 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class MIInferior extends Process {
 	public OutputStream getOutputStream() {
 		if (out == null) {
 			out = new OutputStream() {
-				StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
 				public void write(int b) throws IOException {
 					if (!isRunning()) {
 						throw new IOException(MIPlugin.getResourceString("src.MIInferior.target_is_suspended")); //$NON-NLS-1$