diff --git a/apps/x509.c b/apps/x509.c
index 64eb83dd6..efb7b0d8b 100644
--- a/apps/x509.c
+++ b/apps/x509.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,6 @@ end:
 static ASN1_INTEGER *x509_load_serial(char *CAfile, char *serialfile, int create)
 	{
 	char *buf = NULL, *p;
-	MS_STATIC char buf2[1024];
 	ASN1_INTEGER *bs = NULL;
 	BIGNUM *serial = NULL;