diff --git a/WordPress/Sniffs/Utils/I18nTextDomainFixerSniff.php b/WordPress/Sniffs/Utils/I18nTextDomainFixerSniff.php
index 3d3ef9d42..af176326a 100644
--- a/WordPress/Sniffs/Utils/I18nTextDomainFixerSniff.php
+++ b/WordPress/Sniffs/Utils/I18nTextDomainFixerSniff.php
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ public function process_comments( $stackPtr ) {
 		$regex   = $this->plugin_header_regex;
 		$headers = $this->plugin_headers;
 		$type    = 'plugin';
-		$skip_to = $stackPtr;
 
 		$file = TextStrings::stripQuotes( $this->phpcsFile->getFileName() );
 		if ( 'STDIN' === $file ) {