diff --git a/dlls/cryptdll/cryptdll.c b/dlls/cryptdll/cryptdll.c
index 72fcf680213..c30046f4f38 100644
--- a/dlls/cryptdll/cryptdll.c
+++ b/dlls/cryptdll/cryptdll.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(cryptdll);
 
-static HMODULE CRYPTDLL_hModule;
-
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
 {
     TRACE("%p,%x,%p\n", hinstDLL, fdwReason, lpvReserved);
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
         case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
         {
             DisableThreadLibraryCalls(hinstDLL);
-            CRYPTDLL_hModule = hinstDLL;
             break;
         }
         case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH: