diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
index 9773bf519a..a3463ca7f0 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
@@ -1236,8 +1236,6 @@ void VulkanDriver::nextSubpass(int) {
     ASSERT_PRECONDITION(mContext.currentRenderPass.currentSubpass == 0,
             "Only two subpasses are currently supported.");
 
-    VulkanSwapChain* const swapChain = mContext.currentSurface;
-
     assert_invariant(swapChain);
     assert_invariant(mCurrentRenderTarget);
     assert_invariant(mContext.currentRenderPass.subpassMask);