diff --git a/keyring/util/platform_.py b/keyring/util/platform_.py
index cb5f77c6..1b155b4e 100644
--- a/keyring/util/platform_.py
+++ b/keyring/util/platform_.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 
 def _data_root_Windows():
-    release, version, csd, ptype = platform.win32_ver()
     root = pathlib.Path(
         os.environ.get('LOCALAPPDATA', os.environ.get('ProgramData', '.'))
     )