diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ddebabefc..0f75bc762 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-10-17  Szymon Janc <szymon@janc.net.pl>
+
+       * grub-core/normal/auth.c (grub_auth_check_authentication):
+       Set-but-not-used variable removed.
+
 2010-10-17  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* docs/grub.texi (GNU/Linux): Document APM unavailability with
diff --git a/grub-core/normal/auth.c b/grub-core/normal/auth.c
index 459d4cdbd..e5d187f0e 100644
--- a/grub-core/normal/auth.c
+++ b/grub-core/normal/auth.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ grub_auth_check_authentication (const char *userlist)
 {
   char login[1024];
   struct grub_auth_user *cur = NULL;
-  grub_err_t err;
   static unsigned long punishment_delay = 1;
   char entered[GRUB_AUTH_MAX_PASSLEN];
   struct grub_auth_user *user;
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ grub_auth_check_authentication (const char *userlist)
   if (!cur || ! cur->callback)
     goto access_denied;
 
-  err = cur->callback (login, entered, cur->arg);
+  cur->callback (login, entered, cur->arg);
   if (is_authenticated (userlist))
     {
       punishment_delay = 1;