diff --git a/include/class_CSRFProtection.inc b/include/class_CSRFProtection.inc
index 7c3f6954ae33e648c55523c70ee165ec05607147..cfa60da006b89b6bd43c99f2b87daf1f5e31a343 100644
--- a/include/class_CSRFProtection.inc
+++ b/include/class_CSRFProtection.inc
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class CSRFProtection
 
     static::checkHeaders();
 
-    $validToken = static::getToken();
     if ($_POST['CSRFtoken'] !== static::getToken()) {
       throw new Exception('CSRF protection token invalid');
     }