diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/CPPFilt.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/CPPFilt.java
index 9c520c68b7c..4f5384a621b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/CPPFilt.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/CPPFilt.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ public class CPPFilt {
 	private Process cppfilt;
 	private BufferedReader stdout;
 	private BufferedWriter stdin;
-	private String function;
 			
 	public CPPFilt() throws IOException {
 		String[] args = {"c++filt"};