diff --git a/CppUnitLite/Test.h b/CppUnitLite/Test.h
index 22566131e..89d96f463 100644
--- a/CppUnitLite/Test.h
+++ b/CppUnitLite/Test.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ protected:
 { try { condition; \
 		result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__,__LINE__, SimpleString("Didn't throw: ") + StringFrom(#condition))); \
 		return; } \
-  catch (exception_name& e) {} \
+  catch (exception_name&) {} \
   catch (...) { \
 	result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__,__LINE__, SimpleString("Wrong exception: ") + StringFrom(#condition) + StringFrom(", expected: ") + StringFrom(#exception_name))); \
 	return; } }