diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/views/field/Field.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/views/field/Field.php
index ea74a94..c13cb8b 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/views/field/Field.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/views/field/Field.php
@@ -666,8 +666,6 @@ public function getItems($values) {
 
     $items = array();
     if ($this->options['field_api_classes']) {
-      // Make a copy.
-      $array = $render_array;
       return array(array('rendered' => drupal_render($render_array)));
     }