diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/mobile_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/mobile_layout.js
index b105cdb1b..bfcd87364 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/mobile_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/mobile_layout.js
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ span.fancytree-expander {
 
 export default class MobileLayout {
     getRootWidget(appContext) {
-        const launcherPaneIsHorizontal = true;
-
         return new RootContainer(true)
             .setParent(appContext)
             .class("horizontal-layout")