diff --git a/mediator/med_phases_history_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_phases_history_mod.F90
index b1e0f896..6859a6c9 100644
--- a/mediator/med_phases_history_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_phases_history_mod.F90
@@ -1567,7 +1567,6 @@ subroutine med_phases_history_init_histclock(gcomp, hclock, alarm, alarmname, hi
     type(ESMF_Time)         :: StartTime
     type(ESMF_TimeInterval) :: mtimestep, dtimestep
     integer                 :: msec, dsec
-    integer                 :: min_timestep
     character(len=*), parameter :: subname='(med_phases_history_init_histclock) '
     !---------------------------------------