diff --git a/plugins/plugin-title/src/index.js b/plugins/plugin-title/src/index.js
index 5f5c6d82a01..2b6eacdf1c3 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-title/src/index.js
+++ b/plugins/plugin-title/src/index.js
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ export default {
       so.scale = so.scale * this.context.settings.scale
       let overwrite = true
       if (so.append) overwrite = false
-      let prefix = ''
-      if (so.prefix) prefix = so.prefix
       this.points[`_${prefix}_titleNr`] = so.at
         .clone()
         .attr('data-text', so.nr, overwrite)