diff --git a/TPL/hdf5/runcmake.sh b/TPL/hdf5/runcmake.sh
index 4c3b417162..43ad4bb936 100644
--- a/TPL/hdf5/runcmake.sh
+++ b/TPL/hdf5/runcmake.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ then
 else
     SHARED="${SHARED:-YES}"
 fi
-USE_SHARED="${SHARED}"
 
 if [[ "$SHARED" == "ON" || "$SHARED" == "YES" ]]
 then