diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_render_gfx.c b/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_render_gfx.c
index 41a8c5579..13de4dcfb 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_render_gfx.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_render_gfx.c
@@ -859,8 +859,6 @@ comp_render_gfx_layers(struct render_gfx *render,
 	}
 
 
-	VkImageLayout transition_from = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
-
 	cmd_barrier_view_images(                           //
 	    render->r->vk,                                 //
 	    d,                                             //