diff --git a/apps/cpu/LaminarPlaneFlow/LaminarPlaneFlow.cpp b/apps/cpu/LaminarPlaneFlow/LaminarPlaneFlow.cpp
index 3b1a95dbb1513a0710b986f47caaa27edd881bd7..5808dc7dddc028300251e8e230acf835a2e46671 100644
--- a/apps/cpu/LaminarPlaneFlow/LaminarPlaneFlow.cpp
+++ b/apps/cpu/LaminarPlaneFlow/LaminarPlaneFlow.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ void pflowdp(string configname)
 
       SPtr<LBMUnitConverter> conv = SPtr<LBMUnitConverter>(new LBMUnitConverter());
 
-      const int baseLevel = 0;
-
       //bounding box
       real g_minX1 = 0;
       real g_minX2 = 0;