diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index 07fddaf17..b33146966 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -2718,8 +2718,6 @@ var _CPCopyPlaceholder = '-';
         if (![currentFirstResponder respondsToSelector:@selector(_activateNativeInputElement:)])
             return false; // prevent the default behaviour
 
-        var charCode = _CPNativeInputField.innerHTML.charCodeAt(0);
-
         // chrome-trigger: keypressed is omitted for deadkeys
         if (!_CPNativeInputFieldActive && _CPNativeInputFieldKeyPressedCalled == NO && _CPNativeInputField.innerHTML.length && _CPNativeInputField.innerHTML != _CPCopyPlaceholder && _CPNativeInputField.innerHTML.length < 3)
         {