diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 64b63d6496..fd7fd8c464 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ function get_sample_permalink_html( $id, $new_title = null, $new_slug = null ) {
 
 	$post_name_html = '<span id="editable-post-name" title="' . $title . '">' . $post_name_abridged . '</span>';
 	$display_link = str_replace(array('%pagename%','%postname%'), $post_name_html, $permalink);
-	$view_link = str_replace(array('%pagename%','%postname%'), $post_name, $permalink);
+
 	$return =  '<strong>' . __('Permalink:') . "</strong>\n";
 	$return .= '<span id="sample-permalink" tabindex="-1">' . $display_link . "</span>\n";
 	$return .= '&lrm;'; // Fix bi-directional text display defect in RTL languages.