diff --git a/src/event.cpp b/src/event.cpp
index bf7c17f5c..53d6d652e 100644
--- a/src/event.cpp
+++ b/src/event.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static void event_fire_internal(parser_t &parser, const event_t &event) {
         // Event handlers are not part of the main flow of code, so they are marked as
         // non-interactive.
         proc_push_interactive(0);
-        parser_t &parser = parser_t::principal_parser();
         auto prev_statuses = parser.get_last_statuses();
 
         block_t *b = parser.push_block(block_t::event_block(event));