diff --git a/src/parse/index.ts b/src/parse/index.ts
index ff2714cb03f5..995a38f675ed 100644
--- a/src/parse/index.ts
+++ b/src/parse/index.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ export class Parser {
 		const match = pattern.exec(this.template.slice(start));
 
 		if (match) {
-			const start = this.index;
 			this.index = start + match.index;
 			return this.template.slice(start, this.index);
 		}