diff --git a/test/testwm.c b/test/testwm.c
index b3a3905e63..4dd9ec1698 100644
--- a/test/testwm.c
+++ b/test/testwm.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(cursorNames, SDL_arraysize(cursorNames) == SDL_NUM_SYSTE
 
 static int system_cursor = -1;
 static SDL_Cursor *cursor = NULL;
-static SDL_bool relative_mode = SDL_FALSE;
 static const SDL_DisplayMode *highlighted_mode = NULL;
 
 /* Draws the modes menu, and stores the mode index under the mouse in highlighted_mode */