diff --git a/lib/asyn-thread.c b/lib/asyn-thread.c
index 6a6dce107..68dcbb3ec 100644
--- a/lib/asyn-thread.c
+++ b/lib/asyn-thread.c
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ Curl_addrinfo *Curl_resolver_getaddrinfo(struct connectdata *conn,
                                          int *waitp)
 {
   struct addrinfo hints;
-  char sbuf[12];
   int pf = PF_INET;
   struct Curl_easy *data = conn->data;
   struct resdata *reslv = (struct resdata *)data->state.resolver;
@@ -753,8 +752,6 @@ Curl_addrinfo *Curl_resolver_getaddrinfo(struct connectdata *conn,
   hints.ai_socktype = (conn->transport == TRNSPRT_TCP)?
     SOCK_STREAM : SOCK_DGRAM;
 
-  msnprintf(sbuf, sizeof(sbuf), "%d", port);
-
   reslv->start = Curl_now();
   /* fire up a new resolver thread! */
   if(init_resolve_thread(conn, hostname, port, &hints)) {