diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/destructuring.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/destructuring.js
index 7034b196f0..18f1d4efc3 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/destructuring.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ var pushArrayPattern = function (opts, nodes, pattern, parentId) {
 };
 
 var pushPattern = function (opts) {
-  var kind = opts.kind;
   var nodes = opts.nodes;
   var pattern = opts.pattern;
   var parentId = opts.id;