diff --git a/components/synedit/synedit.pp b/components/synedit/synedit.pp
index ad1480b27f..4b9e2f9adb 100644
--- a/components/synedit/synedit.pp
+++ b/components/synedit/synedit.pp
@@ -5443,7 +5443,6 @@ var
   WP: TPoint;
   Caret: TPoint;
   CaretNew: TPoint;
-  OldSelMode: TSynSelectionMode;
 {$IFDEF SYN_MBCSSUPPORT}
   StartOfBlock: TPoint;
   i: integer;