diff --git a/src/jshint.js b/src/jshint.js
index 8e235b0ba6..54479591c6 100644
--- a/src/jshint.js
+++ b/src/jshint.js
@@ -1028,7 +1028,6 @@ var JSHINT = (function() {
   }
 
   function nolinebreak(t) {
-    t = t;
     if (!sameLine(t, state.tokens.next)) {
       warning("E022", t, t.value);
     }