diff --git a/src/Forms/FieldList.php b/src/Forms/FieldList.php
index f84b3913599..be70951125d 100644
--- a/src/Forms/FieldList.php
+++ b/src/Forms/FieldList.php
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ public function findTab($tabName)
         $currentPointer = $this;
 
         foreach ($parts as $k => $part) {
-            $parentPointer = $currentPointer;
             /** @var FormField $currentPointer */
             $currentPointer = $currentPointer->fieldByName($part);
         }