diff --git a/include/verilated.cpp b/include/verilated.cpp
index 43fa648c9..490c0d501 100644
--- a/include/verilated.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated.cpp
@@ -1901,7 +1901,6 @@ void VL_READMEM_N(bool hex,  // Hex format, else binary
                   QData start,  // First array row address to read
                   QData end  // Last row address to read
                   ) VL_MT_SAFE {
-    QData addr_max = array_lsb + depth - 1;
     if (start < static_cast<QData>(array_lsb)) start = array_lsb;
 
     VlReadMem rmem(hex, bits, filename, start, end);