diff --git a/src/uninstall.js b/src/uninstall.js
index a5eb7f1e..680ebfe4 100644
--- a/src/uninstall.js
+++ b/src/uninstall.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ Delete the installed package(s) from the ~/.pulsar/packages directory.\
             packageDirectory = path.join(packagesDirectory, packageName);
             const packageManifestPath = path.join(packageDirectory, 'package.json');
             if (fs.existsSync(packageManifestPath)) {
-              const packageVersion = this.getPackageVersion(packageDirectory);
               fs.removeSync(packageDirectory);
             } else if (!options.argv.hard) {
               throw new Error(`No package.json found at ${packageManifestPath}`);