diff --git a/src/wp-includes/l10n.php b/src/wp-includes/l10n.php
index e8bb37a54b..ba856491af 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/l10n.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/l10n.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * @return string The locale of the blog or from the {@see 'locale'} hook.
  */
 function get_locale() {
-	global $locale, $wp_local_package, $wpdb;
+	global $locale, $wp_local_package;
 
 	if ( isset( $locale ) ) {
 		/**