diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 9bb7da68c637..e5a72039d808 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -724,7 +724,6 @@ Parameters are passed from New.
 		var/result = tgui_input_list(usr, "Choose the transformation to apply","Transform Mod", list("Scale","Translate","Rotate"))
 		if(!result)
 			return
-		var/matrix/M = base_transform
 		if(!result)
 			return
 		switch(result)