diff --git a/cython/plist.pyx b/cython/plist.pyx
index d4f8d68..0149ffa 100644
--- a/cython/plist.pyx
+++ b/cython/plist.pyx
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@
     cpdef object get_value(self):
         cdef int32_t secs = 0
         cdef int32_t usecs = 0
-        cdef object result
         plist_get_date_val(self._c_node, &secs, &usecs)
         return ints_to_datetime(secs, usecs)