diff --git a/inc/inc.AuthenticationInit.php b/inc/inc.AuthenticationInit.php
index f7beb05b6..0c817df95 100644
--- a/inc/inc.AuthenticationInit.php
+++ b/inc/inc.AuthenticationInit.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ require_once('inc.ClassAuthenticationService.php');
 require_once('inc.ClassDbAuthentication.php');
 require_once('inc.ClassLdapAuthentication.php');
 
-global $logger;
 $authenticator = new SeedDMS_AuthenticationService($logger, $settings);
 
 if(isset($GLOBALS['SEEDDMS_HOOKS']['authentication'])) {