diff --git a/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php b/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
index 4b9293b1d1..51321f5f11 100644
--- a/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class Walker_Nav_Menu extends Walker {
 	 * @param object $args
 	 */
 	function start_el( &$output, $item, $depth = 0, $args = array(), $id = 0 ) {
-		global $wp_query;
 		$indent = ( $depth ) ? str_repeat( "\t", $depth ) : '';
 
 		$class_names = $value = '';