diff --git a/src/deadstart/deadstart_core.c b/src/deadstart/deadstart_core.c
index 02776d366..5e781176a 100644
--- a/src/deadstart/deadstart_core.c
+++ b/src/deadstart/deadstart_core.c
@@ -534,12 +534,12 @@ void InvokeExits( void )
 		// just before all memory goes away
 		// global memory goes away (including mine) so deadstart_local_data is invalidated.
 #ifndef __STATIC_GLOBALS__
-		struct deadstart_local_data_ *local_pointer = (struct deadstart_local_data_*)(((uintptr_t)deadstart_local_data)-sizeof(PLIST));
+		//struct deadstart_local_data_ *local_pointer = (struct deadstart_local_data_*)(((uintptr_t)deadstart_local_data)-sizeof(PLIST));
 #endif
 		PSHUTDOWN_PROC proclist = proc;
 		// link list to myself..
 #ifndef __STATIC_GLOBALS__
-		Hold( local_pointer );
+		//Hold( local_pointer );
 #endif
 		proc->me = &proclist;
 		while( ( proc = proclist ) )