diff --git a/src/administrator/components/com_weblinks/tmpl/weblinks/default.php b/src/administrator/components/com_weblinks/tmpl/weblinks/default.php
index a3239679a73..f0a9e62aa2c 100644
--- a/src/administrator/components/com_weblinks/tmpl/weblinks/default.php
+++ b/src/administrator/components/com_weblinks/tmpl/weblinks/default.php
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 						</thead>
 						<tbody <?php if ($saveOrder) :?> class="js-draggable" data-url="<?php echo $saveOrderingUrl; ?>" data-direction="<?php echo strtolower($listDirn); ?>" data-nested="true"<?php endif; ?>>
 						<?php foreach ($this->items as $i => $item) : ?>
-							<?php $ordering       = ($listOrder == 'a.ordering'); ?>
 							<?php $item->cat_link = Route::_('index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_weblinks&task=edit&type=other&cid[]=' . $item->catid); ?>
 							<?php $canCreate      = $user->authorise('core.create',     'com_weblinks.category.' . $item->catid); ?>
 							<?php $canEdit        = $user->authorise('core.edit',       'com_weblinks.category.' . $item->catid); ?>