diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 3e6756bcf..a3bd17bbc 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	// Event channel
-	autosave chan bool
-
 	// Command line flags
 	flagVersion   = flag.Bool("version", false, "Show the version number and information")
 	flagConfigDir = flag.String("config-dir", "", "Specify a custom location for the configuration directory")