diff --git a/src/app/ui/editor/standby_state.cpp b/src/app/ui/editor/standby_state.cpp
index fbb631a7a..d8fd49cb9 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/editor/standby_state.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/editor/standby_state.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ bool StandbyState::onMouseDown(Editor* editor, MouseMessage* msg)
     return true;
 
   UIContext* context = UIContext::instance();
-  tools::Tool* currentTool = editor->getCurrentEditorTool();
   tools::Ink* clickedInk = editor->getCurrentEditorInk();
   DocumentLocation location;
   editor->getDocumentLocation(&location);