diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long_tip4p.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long_tip4p.cpp
index 6b4808f2d1..9b84a6c0f8 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long_tip4p.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long_tip4p.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ void PairLJCutCoulLongTIP4P::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
   double r,r2inv,r6inv,forcecoul,forcelj,cforce,negforce;
   double factor_coul,factor_lj;
   double grij,expm2,prefactor,t,erfc;
-  double philj;
   int iH1,iH2,jH1,jH2;
   double xiM[3],xjM[3];
   double *x1,*x2;
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ void PairLJCutCoulLongTIP4P::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 	  if (eflag) {
 	    evdwl = r6inv*(lj3[itype][jtype]*r6inv-lj4[itype][jtype]) -
 	      offset[itype][jtype];
-	    evdwl *= factor_lj*philj;
+	    evdwl *= factor_lj;
 	  }
 	} else evdwl = 0.0;