diff --git a/apps/modclock/app.js b/apps/modclock/app.js
index 9e2126189..718453939 100644
--- a/apps/modclock/app.js
+++ b/apps/modclock/app.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Graphics.prototype.setFontBold = function(scale) {
 { // must be inside our own scope here so that when we are unloaded everything disappears
   // we also define functions using 'let fn = function() {..}' for the same reason. function decls are global
 let drawTimeout;
-let dateStrWidth;
 let showInlineClkInfo=true;
 let calcStrLength=function(str,maxLength){