diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php
index 0063a44ba..000d63805 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class Pool
 
     public function __construct($minimumStability = 'stable', array $stabilityFlags = array(), array $filterRequires = array())
     {
-        $stabilities = BasePackage::$stabilities;
         $this->versionParser = new VersionParser;
         $this->acceptableStabilities = array();
         foreach (BasePackage::$stabilities as $stability => $value) {