diff --git a/libs/flake/tools/KoPathTool.cpp b/libs/flake/tools/KoPathTool.cpp
index afcd1572e70aeadec99ca5435a67493088e7b190..bd843900fce195aebf48eee48211506dd83c934b 100644
--- a/libs/flake/tools/KoPathTool.cpp
+++ b/libs/flake/tools/KoPathTool.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ KoPathTool::~KoPathTool()
 
 QList<QWidget *>  KoPathTool::createOptionWidgets()
 {
-    Q_D(KoToolBase);
     QList<QWidget *> list;
 
     PathToolOptionWidget * toolOptions = new PathToolOptionWidget(this);