diff --git a/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.cpp b/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.cpp
index 87ea413754..6f4e11cb9b 100644
--- a/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ GeoIndexIterator::GeoIndexIterator(LogicalCollection* collection,
       _cursor(nullptr),
       _coor(),
       _condition(cond),
-      _variable(var),
       _lat(0.0),
       _lon(0.0),
       _near(true),
diff --git a/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.h b/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.h
index b6fe2f5318..e91da6ce70 100644
--- a/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.h
+++ b/arangod/Indexes/GeoIndex.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class GeoIndexIterator final : public IndexIterator {
   ::GeoCursor* _cursor;
   ::GeoCoordinate _coor;
   arangodb::aql::AstNode const* _condition;
-  arangodb::aql::Variable const* _variable;
   double _lat;
   double _lon;
   bool _near;