diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressure2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressure2p.hh
index 26cfa08a42c6b6f2cca6f768818e542c3b58bb0e..137024a20d72302e8f50b8fbc17788f50ecfa5a5 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressure2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressure2p.hh
@@ -875,7 +875,6 @@ void FVPressure2P<TypeTag>::updateMaterialLaws()
         //determine phase saturations from primary saturation variable
 
         Scalar satW = cellData.saturation(wPhaseIdx);
-        Scalar satNW = cellData.saturation(nPhaseIdx);
 
         Scalar pc = MaterialLaw::pC(problem_.spatialParameters().materialLawParams(*eIt), satW);