diff --git a/Modules/faulthandler.c b/Modules/faulthandler.c
index fac10190d314da..5ab15b23610132 100644
--- a/Modules/faulthandler.c
+++ b/Modules/faulthandler.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ faulthandler_exc_handler(struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS *exc_info)
 {
     const int fd = fatal_error.fd;
     DWORD code = exc_info->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode;
-    DWORD flags = exc_info->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionFlags;
 
     if (faulthandler_ignore_exception(code)) {
         /* ignore the exception: call the next exception handler */