diff --git a/Lib/weakref.py b/Lib/weakref.py
index cc7b494c913..f1222fad1b5 100644
--- a/Lib/weakref.py
+++ b/Lib/weakref.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def get(self, key, default):
     def items(self):
         L = []
         for key, ref in self.data.items():
-            key, ref = L[i]
             o = ref()
             if o is not None:
                 L.append((key, o))