diff --git a/core/modules/new_widgets/edit-bitmap.js b/core/modules/new_widgets/edit-bitmap.js
index cbabb6001..c0ea3194f 100644
--- a/core/modules/new_widgets/edit-bitmap.js
+++ b/core/modules/new_widgets/edit-bitmap.js
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ Compute the internal state of the widget
 EditBitmapWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	// Get our parameters
 	this.editTitle = this.getAttribute("tiddler",this.getVariable("currentTiddler"));
-	this.editClass = this.getAttribute("class");
 };
 
 /*