diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index dbf998ab7c0..b3de4bf7d3f 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 	insn_locators_initialize.
 	* tree.h: Remove the prototype for emit_line_note.
 
+	* tree-ssa-pre.c (mergephitemp): Remove.
+	(init_pre): Don't use mergephitemp.
+
 2007-06-13  Eric Christopher  <echristo@apple.com>
 
 	* config/i386/i386.c (override_options): If we've specified
diff --git a/gcc/tree-ssa-pre.c b/gcc/tree-ssa-pre.c
index 6dfc166b3d9..7e47dd658a0 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-ssa-pre.c
+++ b/gcc/tree-ssa-pre.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static struct obstack temp_call_expr_obstack;
    match the current variable's type.  */
 static tree pretemp;
 static tree storetemp;
-static tree mergephitemp;
 static tree prephitemp;
 
 /* Set of blocks with statements that have had its EH information
@@ -3746,7 +3745,6 @@ init_pre (bool do_fre)
   need_creation = NULL;
   pretemp = NULL_TREE;
   storetemp = NULL_TREE;
-  mergephitemp = NULL_TREE;
   prephitemp = NULL_TREE;
 
   vn_init ();