1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pipe.c b/pipe.c
index 941e5d87..01306088 100644
--- a/pipe.c
+++ b/pipe.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ extern int am_sender;
 extern int am_server;
 extern int blocking_io;
 extern int orig_umask;
-extern int write_batch;
 extern int filesfrom_fd;
 
 /**
@@ -128,10 +127,6 @@ pid_t local_child(int argc, char **argv, int *f_in, int *f_out,
 		am_sender = !am_sender;
 		am_server = 1;
 
-		/* The server side never writes the batch, even if it
-		 * is local (it makes the logic easier elsewhere). */
-		write_batch = 0;
-
 		if (!am_sender)
 			filesfrom_fd = -1;