diff --git a/js/ui/components/keyring.js b/js/ui/components/keyring.js
index b17e9bde6..e02ae8f8a 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/keyring.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/keyring.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const ModalDialog = imports.ui.modalDialog;
 const ShellEntry = imports.ui.shellEntry;
 const CheckBox = imports.ui.checkBox;
 
-let prompter = null;
-
 const KeyringDialog = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'KeyringDialog',
     Extends: ModalDialog.ModalDialog,