diff --git a/wp-admin/options.php b/wp-admin/options.php
index 095f5e9d0d..a49ca75b32 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ case 'update':
 		}
 	}
 
-	$referred = remove_query_arg('updated' , wp_get_referer());
 	$goback = add_query_arg('updated', 'true', wp_get_referer());
 	$goback = preg_replace('|[^a-z0-9-~+_.?#=&;,/:]|i', '', $goback);
 	wp_redirect($goback);