diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/FindDetectorsInShape.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/FindDetectorsInShape.cpp
index 2e2507457d4724c5cdb12c540731c375f259bb78..e938473a6eaef03495cbb292360083ec458938a5 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/FindDetectorsInShape.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/FindDetectorsInShape.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ void FindDetectorsInShape::initDocs()
       detid2det_map::const_iterator it_end = allDetectors.end();
       for (it = allDetectors.begin(); it != it_end; it++)
       {
-        detid_t detectorID = it->first;
         Geometry::IDetector_sptr det = it->second;
 
 				//attempt to dynamic cast up to an IDetector