diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPointPatch.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPointPatch.C
index 20727c175241407b5be4a297e787a2f2b525f0da..e25244da12c60a6198f34273afc9fded56ca9708 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPointPatch.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPointPatch.C
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ void Foam::cyclicPointPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
 {
     const edgeList& cp = cyclicPolyPatch_.coupledPoints();
     const labelList& mp = cyclicPolyPatch_.meshPoints();
-    const pointField& points = cyclicPolyPatch_.points();
 
     DynamicList<label> separated;
     forAll(cp, i)