diff --git a/source/os/src/osProc.c b/source/os/src/osProc.c
index ae1b6c9e1f..f92a3b3783 100644
--- a/source/os/src/osProc.c
+++ b/source/os/src/osProc.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #define _DEFAULT_SOURCE
 #include "os.h"
 
-char *tsProcPath = NULL;
-
 int32_t taosNewProc(char **args) {
 #ifdef WINDOWS
   return 0;