diff --git a/lib/Data/GoogleCloudStorage.php b/lib/Data/GoogleCloudStorage.php
index c7dfcb96..3f5c8e2b 100644
--- a/lib/Data/GoogleCloudStorage.php
+++ b/lib/Data/GoogleCloudStorage.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class GoogleCloudStorage extends AbstractData
      */
     public static function getInstance(array $options)
     {
-        $client = null;
         $bucket = null;
         $prefix = 'pastes';