diff --git a/src/web/account.js b/src/web/account.js
index db59d348..248a75d4 100644
--- a/src/web/account.js
+++ b/src/web/account.js
@@ -638,8 +638,6 @@ function handleGetPasswordRecover(req, res) {
         return;
     }
 
-    var ip = req.realIP;
-
     db.lookupPasswordReset(hash, function (err, row) {
         if (err) {
             sendPug(res, "account-passwordrecover", {