diff --git a/ext/psych/psych_parser.c b/ext/psych/psych_parser.c
index 00a2207b..05a8fa9e 100644
--- a/ext/psych/psych_parser.c
+++ b/ext/psych/psych_parser.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 VALUE cPsychParser;
 
 static ID id_read;
-static ID id_path;
 static ID id_empty;
 static ID id_start_stream;
 static ID id_end_stream;
@@ -559,7 +558,6 @@ void Init_psych_parser(void)
     rb_define_method(cPsychParser, "mark", mark, 0);
 
     id_read            = rb_intern("read");
-    id_path            = rb_intern("path");
     id_empty           = rb_intern("empty");
     id_start_stream    = rb_intern("start_stream");
     id_end_stream      = rb_intern("end_stream");