diff --git a/ext/statistics/main.php b/ext/statistics/main.php
index 18d56479..cfb77847 100644
--- a/ext/statistics/main.php
+++ b/ext/statistics/main.php
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ class Statistics extends Extension
         // Count changes made in each tag history and tally tags for users
         $tag_tally = [];
         foreach ($tag_histories as $i => $image) {
-            $first = true;
             $prev = [];
             foreach ($image as $change) {
                 $curr = explode(' ', $change['tags']);