diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/base/interactive_environments.py b/lib/galaxy/web/base/interactive_environments.py
index 1cd81ccd1954..e44e09396c0c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/base/interactive_environments.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/base/interactive_environments.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 class InteractiveEnviornmentRequest(object):
 
     def __init__(self, trans, plugin):
-        plugin_config = plugin.config
-
         self.trans = trans
         self.log = log