diff --git a/lib/class.js b/lib/class.js
index 16f724d..21f7319 100644
--- a/lib/class.js
+++ b/lib/class.js
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ function attach_prop_init( prototype, properties )
 
         // initialize each of the properties for this instance to
         // ensure we're not sharing prototype values
-        var value;
         for ( prop in properties )
         {
             // initialize the value with a clone to ensure that they do