diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/GlobalConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/GlobalConfiguration.java
index 92f5a54eb4..d5ad75c93b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/GlobalConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/GlobalConfiguration.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private IMockitoConfiguration createConfig() {
     }
 
     public static void validate() {
-        new GlobalConfiguration();
+        GlobalConfiguration unused = new GlobalConfiguration();
     }
 
     public org.mockito.plugins.AnnotationEngine tryGetPluginAnnotationEngine() {