diff --git a/src/emitter.cpp b/src/emitter.cpp
index 5e43938..2e84684 100644
--- a/src/emitter.cpp
+++ b/src/emitter.cpp
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ namespace YAML
     void Emitter::BlockMapPrepareLongKeyValue(EmitterNodeType::value child)
     {
         const unsigned curIndent = m_pState->CurIndent();
-        const unsigned nextIndent = curIndent + m_pState->CurGroupIndent();
         
         if(child == EmitterNodeType::None)
             return;