diff --git a/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityNormalizer.php b/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityNormalizer.php
index 751de28..5a3f2ce 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityNormalizer.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityNormalizer.php
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ public function denormalize($data, $class, $format = NULL, array $context = arra
       }
     }
 
-    // Get links and remove from data array.
-    $links = $data['_links'];
+    // Remove links from data array.
     unset($data['_links']);
     // Get embedded resources and remove from data array.
     $embedded = array();