diff --git a/gramps/plugins/webreport/common.py b/gramps/plugins/webreport/common.py
index c059c7bea..b9ddc5f19 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/webreport/common.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/webreport/common.py
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ def first_letter(string, rlocale=glocale):
     # no special case
     return norm_unicode[0].upper()
 
-        dummy_rlocale = rlocale
 def primary_difference(prev_key, new_key, rlocale=glocale):
     """
     The PyICU collation doesn't work if you want to sort in another language