diff --git a/src/host.cpp b/src/host.cpp
index d10af1f44..fb1764669 100644
--- a/src/host.cpp
+++ b/src/host.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-unsigned int cuda_device = 0;
 unsigned int audio_capture_channels = DEFAULT_AUDIO_CAPTURE_CHANNELS;
 unsigned int audio_capture_bps = 0;
 unsigned int audio_capture_sample_rate = 0;