diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sel.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sel.c
index c6abd23..40616fa 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sel.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sel.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ ipmi_sel_list_entries(struct ipmi_intf * intf)
 {
 	struct ipmi_rs * rsp;
 	struct ipmi_rq req;
-	unsigned short reserve_id, next_id = 0;
+	unsigned short next_id = 0;
 	struct sel_event_record evt;
 
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
@@ -438,10 +438,6 @@ ipmi_sel_list_entries(struct ipmi_intf * intf)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	reserve_id = rsp->data[0] | rsp->data[1] << 8;
-	if (verbose)
-		printf("SEL Reservation ID: %04x\n", reserve_id);
-
 	while (next_id != 0xffff) {
 		if (verbose > 1)
 			printf("SEL Next ID: %04x\n", next_id);