1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index f33abeab85..7a6ff18ffa 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static struct key_value_info *current_config_kvi;
  */
 static enum config_scope current_parsing_scope;
 
-static int core_compression_seen;
 static int pack_compression_seen;
 static int zlib_compression_seen;
 
@@ -1400,8 +1399,6 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 			level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 		else if (level < 0 || level > Z_BEST_COMPRESSION)
 			die(_("bad zlib compression level %d"), level);
-		core_compression_level = level;
-		core_compression_seen = 1;
 		if (!zlib_compression_seen)
 			zlib_compression_level = level;
 		if (!pack_compression_seen)