diff --git a/Service/GearSvc/src/GearSvc.cpp b/Service/GearSvc/src/GearSvc.cpp
index e96ae681694de49f30b430dedf1ec1ac9568f0e3..695e455499efff51aeca796bb0ee45bd1d8b7020 100644
--- a/Service/GearSvc/src/GearSvc.cpp
+++ b/Service/GearSvc/src/GearSvc.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ StatusCode GearSvc::initialize()
     m_gearMgr->setYokeBarrelParameters(barrelYokeParam) ;
     m_gearMgr->setYokeEndcapParameters(endcapYokeParam) ;
     m_gearMgr->setYokePlugParameters(plugYokeParam) ;
-    gear::TiXmlDocument* doc = new gear::TiXmlDocument ;
+
     gear::GearXML::createXMLFile(m_gearMgr, "test.xml");
   }