diff --git a/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php b/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
index 351806d37..5e642c3c9 100644
--- a/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
+++ b/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
       $controlCode = $this->Form->text($fieldName, $coptions);
       
       // Create a date/time picker. The yyyy-MM-dd format is set above in $pickerDate.
-      $pickerDateTime = ''; // for handling time
       $pickerId = 'datepicker-' . $fieldName;
       $pickerTarget = $fieldName;
       $pickerTimed = true; // TODO: set false if date-only