diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index d2d57d67..3f53ab5c 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 (function( jQuery ) {
 
-var hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,
-	rnamespaces = /\.(.*)$/,
+var rnamespaces = /\.(.*)$/,
 	rformElems = /^(?:textarea|input|select)$/i,
 	rperiod = /\./g,
 	rspaces = / /g,