diff --git a/src/register.c b/src/register.c
index 68bb96ebe..f71893d7e 100644
--- a/src/register.c
+++ b/src/register.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_check_backend(rig_model_t rig_model)
     const struct rig_caps *caps;
     int be_idx;
     int retval;
-    int i, n;
+    int i;
 
     /* already loaded ? */
     caps = rig_get_caps(rig_model);
@@ -304,13 +304,13 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_check_backend(rig_model_t rig_model)
         return RIG_OK;
     }
 
+#if 0 // this stopped a 2nd rig_init call with a valid model to fail -- reversing
     // hmmm...no caps so did we already load the rigs?
     for (n = 0, i = 0; i < RIGLSTHASHSZ; i++)
     {
         if (rig_hash_table[i]) { ++n; }
     }
 
-#if 0 // this stopped a 2nd rig_init call with a valid model to fail -- reversing
 
     if (n > 1)
     {