diff --git a/console/console.c b/console/console.c
index 0577ea0..f598565 100644
--- a/console/console.c
+++ b/console/console.c
@@ -809,10 +809,7 @@ netfs_get_dirents (struct iouser *cred, struct node *dir,
   err = ((void *) *data == (void *) -1) ? errno : 0;
 
   if (! err)
-    /* Copy out the result.  */
     {
-      char *p = *data;
-
       int add_dir_entry (const char *name, ino_t fileno, int type)
 	{
 	  if (num_entries == -1 || count < num_entries)