diff --git a/modules/statistics/lib/Ruleset.php b/modules/statistics/lib/Ruleset.php
index 45f6ecdfddfc6761620a90321f346fef0f65bda5..0c65b1399dc0fae51ae574b67ea68126350fb8f6 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/lib/Ruleset.php
+++ b/modules/statistics/lib/Ruleset.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class sspmod_statistics_Ruleset
     private function init()
     {
         $statdir = $this->statconfig->getValue('statdir');
-        $inputfile = $this->statconfig->getValue('inputfile');
         $statrules = $this->statconfig->getValue('statrules');
         $timeres = $this->statconfig->getValue('timeres');