diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 0aef89753..5806cedcd 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     float[] vertices = tessGeo.polyVertices;
     int[] color = tessGeo.polyColors;
     float[] uv = tessGeo.polyTexCoords;
-    short[] indices = tessGeo.polyIndices;
+    //short[] indices = tessGeo.polyIndices;  // unused [fry]
 
 
     sortTriangles();