diff --git a/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/other/react.js b/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/other/react.js
index 8473f33270..047490c635 100644
--- a/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/other/react.js
+++ b/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/other/react.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ var JSX_ANNOTATION_REGEX = /^\*\s*@jsx\s+([^\s]+)/;
 exports.Program = function (node, parent, scope, file) {
   var id = "React.createElement";
 
-  var comment = file.ast.comments[0];
   for (var i = 0; i < file.ast.comments.length; i++) {
     var comment = file.ast.comments[i];
     var matches = JSX_ANNOTATION_REGEX.exec(comment.value);