diff --git a/Src/Core/Console.c b/Src/Core/Console.c
index f34d57f..a33568d 100644
--- a/Src/Core/Console.c
+++ b/Src/Core/Console.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ IonyError iony_console_get_line(char *character_string, const long max_length, l
         }
     }
 
-    DWORD characters_read;
     if (!ReadFile(iony_standard_console_in, character_string, max_length, characters_read, 0)) {
         return IONY_ERROR_SYSTEM_CALL_FAILED;
     }