diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index 8babb395c5..84b3a69ade 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ class Request
      */
     public function __toString()
     {
-        $content = '';
         try {
             $content = $this->getContent();
         } catch (\LogicException $e) {