diff --git a/lib/linguist/language.rb b/lib/linguist/language.rb
index 0961b79d..24b78673 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/language.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/language.rb
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ module Linguist
       end
     end
 
-    lang = Language.create(
+    Language.create(
       :name              => name,
       :color             => options['color'],
       :type              => options['type'],