diff --git a/responsiveslides.js b/responsiveslides.js
index 9dbb3f0..0789163 100644
--- a/responsiveslides.js
+++ b/responsiveslides.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
       var index = 0,
         $slide = $this.children(),
-        $img = $("img", this),
         length = $slide.size(),
         namespace = "rslides",
         namespaceIndex = namespace + i,