diff --git a/src/items.rs b/src/items.rs
index e8e5dfbc7f5..3a1c70ccb3f 100644
--- a/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/items.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Local {
 
 // TODO convert to using rewrite style rather than visitor
 // TODO format modules in this style
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 struct Item<'a> {
     keyword: &'static str,
     abi: String,