diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 3aa066d8af..f7f84bd40d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		if ( $this->has_items() ) {
 			$this->display_rows();
 		} else {
-			list( $columns, $hidden ) = $this->get_column_info();
 			echo '<tr class="no-items"><td class="colspanchange" colspan="' . $this->get_column_count() . '">';
 			$this->no_items();
 			echo '</td></tr>';