diff --git a/psftp.c b/psftp.c
index 65d52c3b..179a1e90 100644
--- a/psftp.c
+++ b/psftp.c
@@ -2842,7 +2842,6 @@ int psftp_main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int mode = 0;
     int modeflags = 0;
     char *batchfile = NULL;
-    int errors = 0;
 
     flags = FLAG_STDERR | FLAG_INTERACTIVE
 #ifdef FLAG_SYNCAGENT
@@ -2858,7 +2857,6 @@ int psftp_main(int argc, char *argv[])
     do_defaults(NULL, &cfg);
     loaded_session = FALSE;
 
-    errors = 0;
     for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 	int ret;
 	if (argv[i][0] != '-') {