diff --git a/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp b/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
index 884608fc789464af0de22449e6315775d1276b6d..f1350a04adc0623a999667df272f804bc98ed808 100644
--- a/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		float elapsed = 0; 
 		gettimeofday(&td_start, NULL);
 	
-		time_t started = time(NULL);
 		while(get_response().empty()) {
 			eventLoop.runUntilEvents();
 		}