diff --git a/src/modules/word-count/module.php b/src/modules/word-count/module.php
index c23f053..7fcb2a4 100644
--- a/src/modules/word-count/module.php
+++ b/src/modules/word-count/module.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 class WidgetContextWordCount {
 
-	private static $instance;
 	private $wc;
 
 	private $words_on_page = 0;