diff --git a/tests/examples/c/asyncdemo.c b/tests/examples/c/asyncdemo.c
index b9e3cdc7b5..d711ce22c1 100644
--- a/tests/examples/c/asyncdemo.c
+++ b/tests/examples/c/asyncdemo.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int     points = 5;
 int     numOfTables = 3;
 int     tablesProcessed = 0;
 int64_t st, et;
-int     done = 0;
 
 typedef struct {
   int       id;