diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFHeaderFooter.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFHeaderFooter.java
index a0a6fd0b7..e8488b3d4 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFHeaderFooter.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFHeaderFooter.java
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ public abstract class XWPFHeaderFooter extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements IBo
        paragraphs.clear();
        tables.clear();
        bodyElements.clear();
-       CTP ctp = CTP.Factory.newInstance();
     }
     
     /**