diff --git a/core/js/js.js b/core/js/js.js
index 872761c02bb..9b8829de250 100644
--- a/core/js/js.js
+++ b/core/js/js.js
@@ -1237,7 +1237,6 @@ OC.Notification={
 	 * @param {string} [options.type] notification type
 	 */
 	showTemporary: function(text, options) {
-		var self = this;
 		var defaults = {
 			isHTML: false,
 			timeout: 7