diff --git a/git-cvsimport-script b/git-cvsimport-script
index 7f93fb3cd7..3e6d22e742 100755
--- a/git-cvsimport-script
+++ b/git-cvsimport-script
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ sub pmode($) {
 	return $m;
 }
 
-my $tmpcv = "/var/cache/cvs";
-
 sub getwd() {
 	my $pwd = `pwd`;
 	chomp $pwd;