diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.counter.php b/libs/plugins/function.counter.php
index 939cda9d..cf2d6691 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.counter.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.counter.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ function smarty_function_counter($params, &$smarty)
     static $dir = array();
     static $name = "default";
     static $printval = array();
-    static $assign = "";
 
     extract($params);