diff --git a/tests/general/test_memleak.c b/tests/general/test_memleak.c
index 3c81f477df1..f9ecbd720df 100644
--- a/tests/general/test_memleak.c
+++ b/tests/general/test_memleak.c
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      * example. */
     int ioproc_stride = 1;
 
-    /** Number of the aggregator? Always 0 in this example. */
-    int numAggregator = 0;
-
     /** Zero based rank of first processor to be used for I/O. */
     int ioproc_start = 0;