diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/neighbor_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/neighbor_kokkos.cpp
index 4173d67900..1bf3f2ef39 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/neighbor_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/neighbor_kokkos.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int NeighborKokkos::check_distance_kokkos()
 {
   typedef DeviceType device_type;
 
-  double delx,dely,delz,rsq;
+  double delx,dely,delz;
   double delta,delta1,delta2;
 
   if (boxcheck) {