diff --git a/docs/examples/choropleth/index.md b/docs/examples/choropleth/index.md
index 6d38b69f6bd..a2ec24c4d7b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/choropleth/index.md
+++ b/docs/examples/choropleth/index.md
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ Creating a control with a legend is easier, since it is static and doesn't chang
 	legend.onAdd = function (map) {
 
 		var div = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'info legend'),
-			grades = [0, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000],
-			labels = [];
+			grades = [0, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000];
 
 		// loop through our density intervals and generate a label with a colored square for each interval
 		for (var i = 0; i < grades.length; i++) {