diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/inputwin.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/inputwin.cxx
index a04451f15e42..a271487714eb 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/inputwin.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/inputwin.cxx
@@ -1157,7 +1157,6 @@ void ScMultiTextWnd::Resize()
     if(pEditView)
     {
         Size aOutputSize = GetOutputSizePixel();
-        Size aLineSize = Size(0,aTextBoxSize.Height());
         Point aPos1(TEXT_STARTPOS,0);
         Point aPos2(aOutputSize.Width(),aOutputSize.Height());