diff --git a/src/im/message_engine.cpp b/src/im/message_engine.cpp
index 5301e34e9b0c15f130eeab207a63e69d16cd7bd9..e0b238a2f10de5bfa0570c7536827e384735a75b 100644
--- a/src/im/message_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/im/message_engine.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ MessageEngine::retrySend(const std::string& peer)
     std::vector<PendingMsg> pending {};
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(messagesMutex_);
-        auto now = clock::now();
         auto p = messages_.find(peer);
         if (p == messages_.end())
             return;