diff --git a/tools/server/server-models.cpp b/tools/server/server-models.cpp
index 26e2bb06e4..7b2591fa0c 100644
--- a/tools/server/server-models.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server-models.cpp
@@ -1086,7 +1086,6 @@ void server_models::load(const std::string & name) {
             std::vector<char> vec_buf(128 * 1024); // large buffer for storing info
             char * buffer = vec_buf.data();
             if (stdout_file) {
-                bool ready_received = false;
                 while (fgets(buffer, vec_buf.size(), stdout_file) != nullptr) {
                     LOG("[%5d] %s", port, buffer);
                     std::string str(buffer);