diff --git a/SpecialCite_body.php b/SpecialCite_body.php
index 7cd8d3721..13c8a67c4 100644
--- a/SpecialCite_body.php
+++ b/SpecialCite_body.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class SpecialCite extends SpecialPage {
 	}
 
 	function execute( $par ) {
-		global $wgOut, $wgRequest, $wgUseTidy;
+		global $wgRequest, $wgUseTidy;
 		wfLoadExtensionMessages( 'SpecialCite' );
 
 		// Having tidy on causes whitespace and <pre> tags to