diff --git a/addressbook/inc/export/Multiple_VCard b/addressbook/inc/export/Multiple_VCard
index 04a0ecaf28..46f28b826c 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/export/Multiple_VCard
+++ b/addressbook/inc/export/Multiple_VCard
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@
 			'email_home'             => 'email_home'
 		);
 
-		/* This will store the contacts and vcard objects */
-		var $contacts = '';
-		var $vcard = '';
-
 		/* Read full list of user's contacts only to get id's for each */
 		function export_start_file($buffer,$ncat_id='')
 		{