diff --git a/src/plugin.c b/src/plugin.c
index dda57aac..2fe10cd0 100644
--- a/src/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugin.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static int start_ss_plugin(const char *plugin,
                            const char *local_port,
                            enum plugin_mode mode)
 {
-    char *new_path = NULL;
     char *cmd      = NULL;
 
     size_t plugin_len = strlen(plugin);
@@ -114,9 +113,6 @@ static int start_ss_plugin(const char *plugin,
 
     ss_free(cmd);
 
-    if (new_path != NULL)
-        ss_free(new_path);
-
     return err;
 }