diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
index ed550309a3c..8e17326f15a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ fn fetch_a_classic_script(script: &HTMLScriptElement,
         status: Ok(())
     }));
 
-    let doc = document_from_node(script);
-
     let (action_sender, action_receiver) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
     let listener = NetworkListener {
         context: context,