diff --git a/public/tier1/utlblockmemory.h b/public/tier1/utlblockmemory.h
index 4e5998dc..510d3846 100644
--- a/public/tier1/utlblockmemory.h
+++ b/public/tier1/utlblockmemory.h
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ void CUtlBlockMemory<T,I>::Purge( int numElements )
 	}
 
 	int nBlockSize = NumElementsInBlock();
-	int nBlocksOld = m_nBlocks;
 	int nBlocks = ( numElements + nBlockSize - 1 ) / nBlockSize;
 
 	// If the number of blocks is the same as the allocated number of blocks, we are done.