diff --git a/spacy/syntax/parser.pyx b/spacy/syntax/parser.pyx
index b5642a0a3..7d8a2ad2e 100644
--- a/spacy/syntax/parser.pyx
+++ b/spacy/syntax/parser.pyx
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ cdef class Parser:
 
         cdef Pool mem = Pool()
         cdef ExampleC eg = self.model.allocate(mem)
-        words = [t.text for t in tokens]
         while not stcls.is_final():
             self.model.set_features(&eg, stcls)
             self.moves.set_valid(eg.is_valid, stcls)