diff --git a/unpacked/jax/input/AsciiMath/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/input/AsciiMath/jax.js
index 26981e5a1..a67015e7f 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/input/AsciiMath/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/input/AsciiMath/jax.js
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@
   
   var navigator = {appName: "MathJax"};  // hide the true navigator object
   
-  var i; // avoid global variable used in code below
-  
 /******************************************************************
  *
  *   The following section is ASCIIMathML.js Version 2.2