diff --git a/envconf.go b/envconf.go
index ce370a5..09e97b8 100644
--- a/envconf.go
+++ b/envconf.go
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ func (c *Config) help() {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) StatusHelp() bool {
-	help := false
 	flags := make(map[string]bool)
 	flags["--help"] = true
 	flags["-help"] = true