diff --git a/lisp/org-list.el b/lisp/org-list.el
index c4aef32fc..a6186a3b3 100644
--- a/lisp/org-list.el
+++ b/lisp/org-list.el
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 (defvar org-clock-string)
 (defvar org-closed-string)
 (defvar org-deadline-string)
-(defvar org-description-max-indent)
 (defvar org-done-keywords)
 (defvar org-drawer-regexp)
 (defvar org-element-all-objects)