1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index e71cf75886..d4290615aa 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ static void emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(struct diff_options *o,
 {
 	static const char *nneof = " No newline at end of file\n";
 	const char *context, *reset, *set, *set_sign, *meta, *fraginfo;
-	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	enum diff_symbol s = eds->s;
 	const char *line = eds->line;
@@ -1521,7 +1520,6 @@ static void emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(struct diff_options *o,
 	default:
 		BUG("unknown diff symbol");
 	}
-	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
 static void emit_diff_symbol(struct diff_options *o, enum diff_symbol s,