diff --git a/core/src/components/datetime/datetime.tsx b/core/src/components/datetime/datetime.tsx
index 36282c8720..bc5afd0e0b 100644
--- a/core/src/components/datetime/datetime.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/datetime/datetime.tsx
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
 
   private processValue = (value?: string | string[] | null) => {
     const hasValue = value !== '' && value !== null && value !== undefined;
-    let valueToProcess = hasValue ? parseDate(value) : this.defaultParts;
+    const valueToProcess = hasValue ? parseDate(value) : this.defaultParts;
 
     const { minParts, maxParts } = this;