diff --git a/src/goto-programs/remove_function_pointers.cpp b/src/goto-programs/remove_function_pointers.cpp
index 3c63b54ff4d..7f93d9ae1da 100644
--- a/src/goto-programs/remove_function_pointers.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-programs/remove_function_pointers.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void remove_function_pointerst::remove_function_pointer(
   // list the names of functions when verbosity is at debug level
   conditional_output(
     debug(),
-    [this, &functions](mstreamt &mstream) {
+    [&functions](mstreamt &mstream) {
       mstream << "targets: ";
 
       bool first = true;