diff --git a/modules/search.module b/modules/search.module
index c063f1c0f340132e0e4fdf0cdd3c53e0b11b94ef..130429f77415d88cddb2279af0cae0dbb38b76d1 100644
--- a/modules/search.module
+++ b/modules/search.module
@@ -958,7 +958,6 @@ function search_view() {
  *   An HTML string containing the search form.
  */
 function search_form($action = '', $keys = '', $type = null, $prompt = null) {
-  $edit = $_POST['edit'];
 
   if (!$action) {
     $action = url('search/'. $type);
diff --git a/modules/search/search.module b/modules/search/search.module
index c063f1c0f340132e0e4fdf0cdd3c53e0b11b94ef..130429f77415d88cddb2279af0cae0dbb38b76d1 100644
--- a/modules/search/search.module
+++ b/modules/search/search.module
@@ -958,7 +958,6 @@ function search_view() {
  *   An HTML string containing the search form.
  */
 function search_form($action = '', $keys = '', $type = null, $prompt = null) {
-  $edit = $_POST['edit'];
 
   if (!$action) {
     $action = url('search/'. $type);