diff --git a/C4/Circulation.pm b/C4/Circulation.pm
index e403c3b012..d3f63475dd 100644
--- a/C4/Circulation.pm
+++ b/C4/Circulation.pm
@@ -2914,7 +2914,6 @@ sub CanBookBeRenewed {
             # can be filled with available items. We can get the union of the sets simply
             # by pushing all the elements onto an array and removing the duplicates.
             my @reservable;
-            my %patrons;
             ITEM: while ( my $item = $items->next ) {
                 next if IsItemOnHoldAndFound( $item->itemnumber );
                 while ( my $patron = $patrons->next ) {