diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
index 4463c397..3b2b4b6f 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ public class Label implements SwingConstants, LabelStyleConstants
         if (_rawText != null) {
             Matcher m = COLOR_PATTERN.matcher(_rawText);
             int startSeg = 0;
-            int endSeg = 0;
             StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
             Color lastColor = null;
             while (m.find()) {