1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb
index ebbf91d5c4..cbb2d475b1 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
     end
 
     def call(env)
-      exception    = env["action_dispatch.exception"]
       status       = env["PATH_INFO"][1..-1]
       request      = ActionDispatch::Request.new(env)
       content_type = request.formats.first