diff --git a/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js b/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
index fe8a91a3d..db0677006 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ var WorkspaceThumbnail = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _doRemoveWindow(metaWin) {
-        let win = metaWin.get_compositor_private();
-
         // find the position of the window in our list
         let index = this._lookupIndex (metaWin);