diff --git a/pcbnew/github/github_plugin.cpp b/pcbnew/github/github_plugin.cpp
index be92681121..eea64109c0 100644
--- a/pcbnew/github/github_plugin.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/github/github_plugin.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2015 SoftPLC Corporation, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@softplc.com>
- * Copyright (C) 2015 KiCad Developers, see CHANGELOG.TXT for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 KiCad Developers, see CHANGELOG.TXT for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -542,8 +542,6 @@ void GITHUB_PLUGIN::remoteGetZip( const wxString& aRepoURL ) throw( IO_ERROR )
     catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         // https "GET" has faild, report this to API caller.
-        static const char errorcmd[] = "http GET command failed";  // Do not translate this message
-
         UTF8 fmt( _( "%s\nCannot get/download Zip archive: '%s'\nfor library path: '%s'.\nReason: '%s'" ) );
 
         std::string msg = StrPrintf( fmt.c_str(),