diff --git a/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs b/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs
index 1a2dd1f36c2..cfcd45935bb 100644
--- a/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ impl<C:RenderListener + Send> RenderTask<C> {
 
             spawn(proc() {
                 let mut buffer_map = buffer_map;
-                let mut native_graphics_context = native_graphics_context;
                 loop {
                     let render_msg: WorkerMsg = rx.recv();
                     let render_data = match render_msg {