diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
index 6dfc3abcc0c9c2803312bfbd66ff0fe02e1e633d..13a957bb91223199c9a3604bd74a6c56bc5ff562 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ use VuFind\Exception\Auth as AuthException,
  */
 class MyResearchController extends AbstractBase
 {
-    protected $account;
-
     /**
      * Prepare and direct the home page where it needs to go
      *