diff --git a/rogueviz/graphs.cpp b/rogueviz/graphs.cpp
index b0811ef3..d9611cf6 100644
--- a/rogueviz/graphs.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/graphs.cpp
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ void readcolor(const string& cfname) {
     else {
       ungetc(c2, f);
       auto x = parse(str_to_eol());
-      string s = str_to_eol();
       action = [x] (vertexdata &vd) { vd.cp = x; };
       }