diff --git a/src/common/fileconf.cpp b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
index 04b46ba448..e0c610d031 100644
--- a/src/common/fileconf.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ wxString wxFileConfig::GetGlobalDir()
 
 wxString wxFileConfig::GetLocalDir(int style)
 {
-    wxUnusedVar(style);
-
     wxStandardPathsBase& stdp = wxStandardPaths::Get();
 
     // it so happens that user data directory is a subdirectory of user config