diff --git a/src/DPD-BASIC/pair_dpd_coul_slater_long.h b/src/DPD-BASIC/pair_dpd_coul_slater_long.h
index c5fb975fbe..99498b4a95 100644
--- a/src/DPD-BASIC/pair_dpd_coul_slater_long.h
+++ b/src/DPD-BASIC/pair_dpd_coul_slater_long.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class PairDPDCoulSlaterLong : public Pair {
   double **a0, **gamma;
   double **sigma;
   class RanMars *random;
-  double cut_coul, qdist;
+  double cut_coul;
   double lamda;
   double g_ewald;