diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangleI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangleI.H
index 2c945fae5450a1b67e859a6481b4e9ed6407ff98..1f4465637f679f82618741c0b3facf5775526e54 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangleI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangleI.H
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ inline Foam::pointHit Foam::triangle<Point, PointRef>::nearestPoint
 
         point nearestEdgePoint;
         point nearestLinePoint;
-        label minEdgeIndex = 0;
+        //label minEdgeIndex = 0;
         scalar minDist = ln.nearestDist
         (
             linePointRef(a_, b_),
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ inline Foam::pointHit Foam::triangle<Point, PointRef>::nearestPoint
                 minDist = dist;
                 nearestEdgePoint = triEdgePoint;
                 nearestLinePoint = linePoint;
-                minEdgeIndex = 1;
+                //minEdgeIndex = 1;
             }
         }
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ inline Foam::pointHit Foam::triangle<Point, PointRef>::nearestPoint
                 minDist = dist;
                 nearestEdgePoint = triEdgePoint;
                 nearestLinePoint = linePoint;
-                minEdgeIndex = 2;
+                //minEdgeIndex = 2;
             }
         }