diff --git a/src/WebComponents/build/boot.js b/src/WebComponents/build/boot.js
index c99129407..a0e69277e 100644
--- a/src/WebComponents/build/boot.js
+++ b/src/WebComponents/build/boot.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ window.WebComponents = window.WebComponents || {};
   var script = document.querySelector('script[src*="' + file + '"]');
 
   // Flags. Convert url arguments to flags
-  var flags = {};
   if (!flags.noOpts) {
     // from url
     location.search.slice(1).split('&').forEach(function(o) {