diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-pdbutil/llvm-pdbutil.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-pdbutil/llvm-pdbutil.cpp
index 4cb64bdbe8ef..e50d19a994b6 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-pdbutil/llvm-pdbutil.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-pdbutil/llvm-pdbutil.cpp
@@ -1375,7 +1375,6 @@ static void mergePdbs() {
 }
 
 static void explain() {
-  std::unique_ptr<IPDBSession> Session;
   InputFile IF =
       ExitOnErr(InputFile::open(opts::explain::InputFilename.front(), true));