diff --git a/tools/test/perform/pio_standalone.c b/tools/test/perform/pio_standalone.c
index 022e3909b4..f6866bbff8 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/pio_standalone.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/pio_standalone.c
@@ -161,9 +161,3 @@ print_version(const char *progname)
            progname, H5_VERS_MAJOR, H5_VERS_MINOR, H5_VERS_RELEASE,
            H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE[0] ? "-" : "", H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE);
 }
-
-#ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
-MPI_Info    h5_io_info_g=MPI_INFO_NULL;/* MPI INFO object for IO */
-#endif
-
-