diff --git a/src/node_url.cc b/src/node_url.cc
index 04254667d6..e23c1e6cbf 100644
--- a/src/node_url.cc
+++ b/src/node_url.cc
@@ -1206,8 +1206,6 @@ void URL::Parse(const char* input,
 
   while (p <= end) {
     const char ch = p < end ? p[0] : kEOL;
-    const size_t remaining = end == p ? 0 : (end - p - 1);
-
     bool special = (url->flags & URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL);
     bool cannot_be_base;
     const bool special_back_slash = (special && ch == '\\');