1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5P.c b/src/H5P.c
index a22a679..873c258 100644
--- a/src/H5P.c
+++ b/src/H5P.c
@@ -258,17 +258,13 @@ H5P_create(H5P_class_t type, H5P_t *plist)
 herr_t
 H5Pclose(hid_t plist_id)
 {
-    H5P_class_t		type;
-    void		*plist = NULL;
-
     FUNC_ENTER(H5Pclose, FAIL);
     H5TRACE1("e","i",plist_id);
 
     /* Check arguments */
     if (plist_id==H5P_DEFAULT)
         HRETURN(SUCCEED);
-    if ((type=H5P_get_class (plist_id))<0 ||
-            NULL==(plist=H5I_object (plist_id))) {
+    if (H5P_get_class (plist_id)<0) {
         HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a property list");
     }