diff --git a/bacnet-stack/demo/readprop/readprop.c b/bacnet-stack/demo/readprop/readprop.c
index d66f67af..51465b10 100644
--- a/bacnet-stack/demo/readprop/readprop.c
+++ b/bacnet-stack/demo/readprop/readprop.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   time_t last_seconds = 0; 
   time_t current_seconds = 0;
   time_t timeout_seconds = 0;
-  int fileStartPosition = 0;
   uint8_t invoke_id = 0;
   bool found = false;