diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
index 6f04c7798..2d9003566 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ class App {
 			return $paths;
 		}
 
-		$core = self::core();
-		$app = array('models' => true, 'controllers' => true, 'helpers' => true);
-
 		foreach ($defaults as $type => $default) {
 
 			if (empty(self::$__packages[$type]) || empty($paths)) {