diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php
index 8880a2ed6b024e39ddc028eaff77964e459df067..fe6ea409d23c72dbf86653ea3b2e207e9b36d1a7 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * @link     http://vufind.org   Main Site
  */
 namespace VuFind\Controller;
-use VuFind\Config\Reader as ConfigReader;
 
 /**
  * Home action for Help module
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ class HelpController extends AbstractBase
      */
     public function homeAction()
     {
-        $config = ConfigReader::getConfig();
         $this->layout()->setTemplate('layout/help');
 
         // Sanitize the topic name to include only alphanumeric characters