diff --git a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
index 3dc531d6b2..ada8aa5214 100644
--- a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
+++ b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn (db DB) q_string(query string) string {
 	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt(0)
 	C.sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.conn, query.str, - 1, &stmt, 0)
 	C.sqlite3_step(stmt)
-	f := C.sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0)
 	res := tos_clone(C.sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0))
 	C.sqlite3_finalize(stmt)
 	return res