diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
index 9baea38bd7c5..17595913f942 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -1706,7 +1706,6 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
         let expr_t = structurally_resolved_type(fcx, expr.span,
                                                 fcx.expr_ty(base));
         let (base_t, derefs) = do_autoderef(fcx, expr.span, expr_t);
-        let n_tys = tys.len();
 
         match structure_of(fcx, expr.span, base_t) {
             ty::ty_struct(base_id, ref substs) => {