diff --git a/src/jdk.accessibility/windows/native/jabswitch/jabswitch.cpp b/src/jdk.accessibility/windows/native/jabswitch/jabswitch.cpp
index c1ea7ab6662..803272be02b 100644
--- a/src/jdk.accessibility/windows/native/jabswitch/jabswitch.cpp
+++ b/src/jdk.accessibility/windows/native/jabswitch/jabswitch.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ void printVersion() {
 
 int regEnable() {
     HKEY hKey;
- // DWORD retval = -1;
     LSTATUS err;
     err = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, ACCESSIBILITY_USER_KEY, NULL, KEY_READ|KEY_WRITE, &hKey);
     if (err == ERROR_SUCCESS) {