diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/data.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/data.cpp
index a4bf881e66..a7c808bef1 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/data.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/data.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 #define _MAXPATHLEN 500
 
-// Useful buffer, initialized in CommonInit
-char *wxBuffer = NULL;
-
 // Windows List
 wxWindowList wxTopLevelWindows;
 
diff --git a/src/mac/data.cpp b/src/mac/data.cpp
index a4bf881e66..a7c808bef1 100644
--- a/src/mac/data.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/data.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 #define _MAXPATHLEN 500
 
-// Useful buffer, initialized in CommonInit
-char *wxBuffer = NULL;
-
 // Windows List
 wxWindowList wxTopLevelWindows;