diff --git a/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp b/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp
index de803413978..36a4bd4dd03 100644
--- a/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp
@@ -3878,7 +3878,6 @@ QString  QgsOgrProvider::description() const
 
 QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem QgsOgrProvider::crs() const
 {
-  QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem srs;
   if ( !mValid || ( mOGRGeomType == wkbNone ) )
     return QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem();