diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
index d31cef182..2b164b8b9 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ function loadNodeSet(node) {
     } catch(err) {
         node.err = err;
         var stack = err.stack;
-        var message;
         if (stack) {
             var filePath = node.file;
             try {