diff --git a/pd/src/g_readwrite.c b/pd/src/g_readwrite.c
index 02b75d576a91757d379b9f1f8b7a5385441ba6de..259d947fc525cc182a998ec2f77fb9f8e31c31ed 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_readwrite.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_readwrite.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static void glist_write(t_glist *x, t_symbol *filename, t_symbol *format)
     int cr = 0;
     t_binbuf *b;
     char buf[MAXPDSTRING];
-    t_symbol **templatevec = getbytes(0);
     t_canvas *canvas = glist_getcanvas(x);
     canvas_makefilename(canvas, filename->s_name, buf, MAXPDSTRING);
     if (!strcmp(format->s_name, "cr"))