diff --git a/lib/fko_decode.c b/lib/fko_decode.c
index f73b6641..08a52c47 100644
--- a/lib/fko_decode.c
+++ b/lib/fko_decode.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int
 fko_decode_spa_data(fko_ctx_t ctx)
 {
     char       *tbuf, *ndx;
-    int         edata_size, t_size;
+    int         t_size;
 
     /* Check for required data.
     */
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ fko_decode_spa_data(fko_ctx_t ctx)
       || strlen(ctx->encoded_msg) < MIN_SPA_ENCODED_MSG_SIZE)
         return(FKO_ERROR_INVALID_DATA);
 
-    edata_size = strlen(ctx->encoded_msg);
-
     /* Move the Digest to its place in the context.
     */
     ndx = strrchr(ctx->encoded_msg, ':'); /* Find the last : in the data */