diff --git a/include/mapnik/marker_helpers.hpp b/include/mapnik/marker_helpers.hpp
index e6fdfa209..9183d6a87 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/marker_helpers.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/marker_helpers.hpp
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ void apply_markers_multi(feature_impl const& feature, attributes const& vars, Co
                 for (geometry::polygon<double> const& poly : multi_poly)
                 {
                     box2d<double> bbox = geometry::envelope(poly);
-                    geometry::polygon_vertex_adapter<double> va(poly);
                     double area = bbox.width() * bbox.height();
                     if (area > maxarea)
                     {