diff --git a/platform/platform.android.ts b/platform/platform.android.ts
index d8670f3d8..9d13dcb2d 100644
--- a/platform/platform.android.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.android.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
 
     static get language(): string {
         if (!device._language) {
-            var context = application.android.context;
             device._language = java.util.Locale.getDefault().toString();
         }