diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 8ec7fc86..02d8b865 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 		return cached
 	}
 	function setAttributes(node, tag, dataAttrs, cachedAttrs, namespace) {
-		var groups = {}
 		for (var attrName in dataAttrs) {
 			var dataAttr = dataAttrs[attrName]
 			var cachedAttr = cachedAttrs[attrName]