diff --git a/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js b/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
index ee3e56f1c149494b928ecaf975042e5309444c68..e486fdb680ac90351f550140830f3a5021e18d03 100644
--- a/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
+++ b/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class PersonSelect extends VPULitElementJQuery {
 
         this.updateComplete.then(()=>{
             const that = this;
-            let lastResult = {};
 
             JSONLD.initialize(utils.getAPiUrl(), function (jsonld) {
                 that.jsonld = jsonld;