diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/analysis/solvers/LaguerreSolver.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/analysis/solvers/LaguerreSolver.java
index 47db8b050..ac98439b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/analysis/solvers/LaguerreSolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/analysis/solvers/LaguerreSolver.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public class LaguerreSolver extends AbstractPolynomialSolver {
      */
     public double laguerre(double lo, double hi,
                            double fLo, double fHi) {
-        double result = Double.NaN;
         double coefficients[] = getCoefficients();
         Complex c[] = new Complex[coefficients.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < coefficients.length; i++) {