diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java
index aa71bfab..e162282c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockChain {
                     registration.listener.notifyNewBestBlock(newStoredBlock);
             } else {
                 // Listener wants to be run on some other thread, so marshal it across here.
-                final boolean notFirst = !first;
                 registration.executor.execute(new Runnable() {
                     @Override
                     public void run() {