diff --git a/src/gtkgui_helpers.py b/src/gtkgui_helpers.py
index 5e80e1a0b..3776f1da0 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui_helpers.py
+++ b/src/gtkgui_helpers.py
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ def get_fade_color(treeview, selected, focused):
     0.7 respectively colors of the cell for the given treeview
     """
     context = treeview.get_style_context()
-    style = treeview.get_style()
     if selected:
         if focused: # is the window focused?
             state = Gtk.StateFlags.SELECTED