diff --git a/src/server/game/Battlefield/Zones/BattlefieldWG.cpp b/src/server/game/Battlefield/Zones/BattlefieldWG.cpp
index 10b39542a6..f4433e5860 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Battlefield/Zones/BattlefieldWG.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Battlefield/Zones/BattlefieldWG.cpp
@@ -946,8 +946,6 @@ void BattlefieldWG::HandleKill(Player* killer, Unit* victim)
     if (killer == victim)
         return;
 
-    TeamId killerTeam = killer->GetTeamId();
-
     if (victim->GetTypeId() == TYPEID_PLAYER)
         HandlePromotion(killer, victim);