diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index f99ced0b1..3cf54e010 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
 
   protected void buildMenuBar() {
     JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
-    menubar = new JMenuBar();
     menubar.add(buildFileMenu());
     menubar.add(buildEditMenu());
     menubar.add(buildSketchMenu());