diff --git a/src/mode/modeHandler.ts b/src/mode/modeHandler.ts
index ce37bac794ff..999934c2bf4c 100644
--- a/src/mode/modeHandler.ts
+++ b/src/mode/modeHandler.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ export class ModeHandler implements vscode.Disposable {
       }
 
       let handled = false;
-      const isOperatorCombination = this.vimState.recordedState.operator;
 
       // Check for remapped keys if:
       // 1. We are not currently performing a non-recursive remapping