diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/themesettings.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/themesettings.cpp
index c53fe5e3a54..75fd3ed2f52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/themesettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/themesettings.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ void ThemeSettings::apply()
 
     {
         d->m_ui->editor->model()->toTheme(creatorTheme());
-        QPalette newPalette = creatorTheme()->palette(qApp->palette());
         foreach (QWidget *w, QApplication::topLevelWidgets())
             w->update();
     }