diff --git a/opac/opac-renew.pl b/opac/opac-renew.pl
index 68abed04a8..0b2a85ffa8 100755
--- a/opac/opac-renew.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-renew.pl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ my ( $template, $borrowernumber, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
 	}
 ); 
 my @items          = $query->param('item');
-$borrowernumber = $query->param('borrowernumber') || $query->param('bornum');
+
 my $opacrenew = C4::Context->preference("OpacRenewalAllowed");
 
 my $errorstring='';