diff --git a/packages/muelu/src/Interface/MueLu_ParameterListInterpreter_def.hpp b/packages/muelu/src/Interface/MueLu_ParameterListInterpreter_def.hpp
index 8865eaa5341f..62fb5e8992f1 100644
--- a/packages/muelu/src/Interface/MueLu_ParameterListInterpreter_def.hpp
+++ b/packages/muelu/src/Interface/MueLu_ParameterListInterpreter_def.hpp
@@ -1299,9 +1299,7 @@ void ParameterListInterpreter<Scalar, LocalOrdinal, GlobalOrdinal, Node>::
   }
 
   // Aggregate qualities
-  bool useAggregateQualities = false;
   if (MUELU_TEST_PARAM_2LIST(paramList, defaultList, "aggregation: compute aggregate qualities", bool, true)) {
-    useAggregateQualities       = true;
     RCP<Factory> aggQualityFact = rcp(new AggregateQualityEstimateFactory());
     ParameterList aggQualityParams;
     MUELU_TEST_AND_SET_PARAM_2LIST(paramList, defaultList, "aggregate qualities: good aggregate threshold", double, aggQualityParams);