diff --git a/applets/fish/fish.c b/applets/fish/fish.c
index 71d9b5406..3eb41cef1 100644
--- a/applets/fish/fish.c
+++ b/applets/fish/fish.c
@@ -836,7 +836,6 @@ static void display_fortune_dialog(FishApplet* fish)
 	if (!fish->fortune_dialog) {
 		GtkWidget *scrolled;
 		GtkWidget *vbox;
-		GdkScreen *screen;
 		GdkMonitor *monitor;
 		GdkRectangle monitor_geom;
 
@@ -862,8 +861,6 @@ static void display_fortune_dialog(FishApplet* fish)
 		g_signal_connect (fish->fortune_dialog, "response",
 				  G_CALLBACK (handle_fortune_response), fish);
 
-		screen = gtk_widget_get_screen (GTK_WIDGET (fish));
-
 		monitor = gdk_display_get_monitor_at_window (gtk_widget_get_display (GTK_WIDGET (fish)),
 							     gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (fish)));
 		gdk_monitor_get_geometry(monitor, &monitor_geom);