diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js b/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js
index 7a0e61a096..d82fd8604b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js
@@ -461,8 +461,7 @@ var wpLink;
 		},
 
 		getUrlFromSelection: function( selection ) {
-			var url,
-				emailRegexp = /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i,
+			var emailRegexp = /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i,
 				urlRegexp = /^(https?|ftp):\/\/[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}[^ "]*$/i;
 
 			if ( ! selection ) {