diff --git a/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module b/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
index 33f78d2af6fc0015ab78e4faf9f2fea43fa7a6b8..ebbdb34c15b385a7e96df28e879130be2f531b34 100644
--- a/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
+++ b/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ function toolbar_view() {
 
   // Retrieve the admin menu from the database.
   $links = toolbar_menu_navigation_links(toolbar_get_menu_tree());
-  $system_menus = menu_list_system_menus();
   $build['toolbar_menu'] = array(
     '#theme' => 'links__toolbar_menu',
     '#links' => $links,