diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
index 41f2e1a49a..d2fd261217 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ Turf and target are separate in case you want to teleport some distance from a t
 			if(istype(A,T))
 				. += A
 	else
-		var/i = 0
 		while(i < lim)
 			var/atom/A = processing_list[++i]
 			processing_list += A.contents