diff --git a/docs/examples/multi-uv.c b/docs/examples/multi-uv.c
index 564be2d48c..57d712fcfa 100644
--- a/docs/examples/multi-uv.c
+++ b/docs/examples/multi-uv.c
@@ -50,14 +50,13 @@ typedef struct curl_context_s {
 
 curl_context_t* create_curl_context(curl_socket_t sockfd)
 {
-  int r;
   curl_context_t *context;
 
   context = (curl_context_t *) malloc(sizeof *context);
 
   context->sockfd = sockfd;
 
-  r = uv_poll_init_socket(loop, &context->poll_handle, sockfd);
+  uv_poll_init_socket(loop, &context->poll_handle, sockfd);
   context->poll_handle.data = context;
 
   return context;