diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/system_information.widget.php b/src/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/system_information.widget.php
index 688c09eb26..dea152e7a9 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/system_information.widget.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/system_information.widget.php
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ $rows_displayed = false;
 					<div id="cpuPB" class="progress-bar progress-bar-striped" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 0%">
 					</div>
 				</div>
-				<?php $update_period = (!empty($config['widgets']['period'])) ? $config['widgets']['period'] : "10"; ?>
 				<span id="cpumeter"><?=sprintf(gettext("Retrieving CPU data %s"), "<i class=\"fa fa-gear fa-spin\"></i>")?></span>
 			</td>
 		</tr>