diff --git a/src/objnam.c b/src/objnam.c
index 3a1cba698..b4e4ae8dd 100644
--- a/src/objnam.c
+++ b/src/objnam.c
@@ -3533,7 +3533,7 @@ staticfn struct obj *
 wizterrainwish(struct _readobjnam_data *d)
 {
     struct rm *lev;
-    boolean madeterrain = FALSE, badterrain = FALSE, didblock, is_dbridge;
+    boolean madeterrain = FALSE, badterrain = FALSE, is_dbridge;
     int trap;
     unsigned oldtyp, ltyp;
     coordxy x = u.ux, y = u.uy;
@@ -3565,7 +3565,6 @@ wizterrainwish(struct _readobjnam_data *d)
     lev = &levl[x][y];
     oldtyp = lev->typ;
     is_dbridge = (oldtyp == DRAWBRIDGE_DOWN || oldtyp == DRAWBRIDGE_UP);
-    didblock = does_block(x, y, lev);
     p = eos(bp);
     if (!BSTRCMPI(bp, p - 8, "fountain")) {
         lev->typ = FOUNTAIN;