diff --git a/edmonds.cpp b/edmonds.cpp
index f573bef..e63a8a1 100644
--- a/edmonds.cpp
+++ b/edmonds.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ Graph maximum_matching_from_initial_matching(Graph & graph)
                      ++distance_from_y;
                   };
                   // found first vertex fixed by root_of_ear_component
-                  NodeId const blossom = x_path[distance_from_x];
-
                   NodeId blossom_root_id = x_path[distance_from_x];
                   for(size_t i = 1; i <= distance_from_x; i += 2)
                   {