diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8.c b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8.c
index 79014cd00fd..0d4f43e3d09 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ void h8_device::execute_run()
 
 	while(icount > 0) {
 		while(icount > bcount) {
-			int picount = inst_state >= 0x10000 && inst_state < 0x20000 ? -100 : icount;
+// TODO: picount is unused since SVN r28981
+//			int picount = inst_state >= 0x10000 && inst_state < 0x20000 ? -100 : icount;
 			if(inst_state < 0x10000) {
 				PPC = NPC;
 				if(machine().debug_flags & DEBUG_FLAG_ENABLED)