diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
index 7aa3c8b394..9492ec5e05 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
@@ -997,8 +997,6 @@ function _dt_get_expected_column_visibility(column) {
 }
 
 function _dt_force_visibility(table_settings, table_dt, state) {
-    var columns_settings = table_settings.columns;
-
     if (
         !table_settings.columns.filter(
             c => c.visibility_condition !== undefined