diff --git a/src/array.h b/src/array.h
index 41075645..7505c1e0 100644
--- a/src/array.h
+++ b/src/array.h
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ namespace etl
     template <typename TIterator>
     void assign(TIterator first, const TIterator last)
     {
-      iterator itr = begin();
-
       etl::copy(first, last, begin(), end());
     }