diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/command/docs.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/command/docs.cr
index 60d467723ab7..4ff67b6d37ae 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/command/docs.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/command/docs.cr
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class Crystal::Command
 
     included_dirs << File.expand_path("./src")
 
-    compiler = Compiler.new
     compiler.flags << "docs"
     compiler.wants_doc = true
     result = compiler.top_level_semantic sources