diff --git a/src/mlpack/core/arma_extend/sparse/SpSubview_meat.hpp b/src/mlpack/core/arma_extend/sparse/SpSubview_meat.hpp
index 7810016be7..d05d3d860d 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/core/arma_extend/sparse/SpSubview_meat.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/core/arma_extend/sparse/SpSubview_meat.hpp
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ SpSubview<eT>::operator/= (const eT val)
   {
   arma_extra_debug_sigprint();
 
-  const uword start_row = aux_row1;
-  const uword end_row   = aux_row1 + n_rows;
   const uword start_col = aux_col1;
   const uword end_col   = aux_col1 + n_cols;