diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 82e3e901ce..69b6194aa5 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -891,7 +891,6 @@ UniValue getblockchaininfo(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     obj.push_back(Pair("pruned",                fPruneMode));
 
     const Consensus::Params& consensusParams = Params().GetConsensus();
-    CBlockIndex* tip = chainActive.Tip();
     UniValue bip9_softforks(UniValue::VOBJ);
     BIP9SoftForkDescPushBack(bip9_softforks, "csv", consensusParams, Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_CSV);
     BIP9SoftForkDescPushBack(bip9_softforks, "segwit", consensusParams, Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT);