diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/pathfinding.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/pathfinding.cpp
index 8f0da94e1f..f1279c415e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/pathfinding.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/pathfinding.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         const ESM::Pathgrid::Point &nextPoint = *mPath.begin();
         float directionX = nextPoint.mX - x;
         float directionY = nextPoint.mY - y;
-        float directionResult = sqrt(directionX * directionX + directionY * directionY);
 
         return Ogre::Math::ATan2(directionX,directionY).valueDegrees();
     }