diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Zoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Zoom.js
index eb212eeb83..589884db7c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Zoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Zoom.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Zoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             links = this.getOrCreateLinks(div),
             zoomIn = links.zoomIn,
             zoomOut = links.zoomOut,
-            bind = OpenLayers.Function.bind,
             eventsInstance = this.map.events;
         
         if (zoomOut.parentNode !== div) {