diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_splash_screen.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_splash_screen.cc
index 602d7838fa1..b076432199c 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_splash_screen.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_splash_screen.cc
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ static ImBuf *wm_block_splash_image(int width, int *r_height)
   }
 
   if (ibuf == nullptr) {
-    bTheme *btheme = UI_GetTheme();
-
-    unsigned char* menu_color = btheme->tui.wcol_menu_back.inner;
-    int sum = menu_color[0] + menu_color[1] + menu_color[2];
     const uchar *splash_data = (const uchar *)datatoc_splash_png;
     size_t splash_data_size = datatoc_splash_png_size;